NAICS Canada 523—Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investment and related activities

Where 523 sits

1. 52 Finance and insurance
2. 523 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investment and related activities

Contains 3 narrower codes

• 5231 Securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage
• 5232 Securities and commodity exchanges
• 5239 Other financial investment activities

Description

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in putting capital at risk in the process of underwriting securities issues or in making markets for securities and commodities; acting as intermediaries between buyers and sellers of securities; providing securities and commodity exchange services (furnishing space, marketplaces, and often facilities for the purpose of facilitating the buying and selling of stocks, stock options, bonds or commodity contracts); facilitating the marketing of financial contracts; asset management (managing portfolios of securities); and providing investment advice, trust, fiduciary, custody and other investment services.

523 in other systems