According to the regulations, people engaged in the securities industry are not allowed to open accounts for stock trading. But now basically people in this line of work do it with accounts opened by others. You need to close your account if you want to be a broker.

One; Investment bank is a kind of financial institution corresponding to commercial bank. Non-bank financial institutions mainly engaged in securities issuance, underwriting, trading, enterprise restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, investment analysis, venture capital, project financing and other businesses are the main financial intermediaries in the capital market. Investment banks are the names of the United States and continental Europe, Britain is called merchant banks, and China and Japan are called securities companies. There are four main organizational forms of investment banks: first, independent professional investment banks. There are many institutions of this type all over the world with their own business directions, such as CITIC Securities and CICC in China, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley in the United States; Second, investment banks owned by commercial banks, mainly commercial banks acquire other investment banks through mergers and acquisitions, participate in shares or set up subsidiaries to engage in investment banking business, which is very typical in Britain, Germany and other countries, such as HSBC Group and UBS Group AG AG. Third, universal banks directly operate investment banking business, mainly in Europe. Banks are engaged in commercial banking and investment banking. Investment banks mainly have investment business. Fourth, multinational financial companies.

Second; Investment bank is a concept corresponding to commercial bank, and it is a new industry formed by modern financial industry to adapt to the development of modern economy. The distinctive features that distinguish it from other related industries are as follows: firstly, it belongs to the financial service industry, which is the symbol that distinguishes general consulting from intermediary service industry; Second, it mainly serves the capital market, which is a sign that distinguishes commercial banks; Third, it is an intelligence-intensive industry, which is different from other professional financial services institutions.

Third; Different countries in the world divide and call securities companies differently. The popular name in America is investment bank, while in Britain it is commercial bank. In some countries, such as Germany, banks and securities are mixed, and banks usually set up companies to engage in securities business. Like China, some countries such as Japan call financial institutions specializing in securities business securities companies.

Fourth; Investment banking is an ever-changing industry. In the financial field, the term investment bank has a very broad meaning. Broadly speaking, it includes a wide range of financial services; In a narrow sense, its business scope is more traditional.