# BuySide vs SellSide

**URL:** <https://forum.fixtrading.org/t/buyside-vs-sellside/3736>\
**Category:** General Q&A\
**Tags:** general-qa, xid\_167028, imported\
**Created:** [February 10, 2000, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.fixtrading.org/t/buyside-vs-sellside/3736 "2000-02-10T09:48:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![johnagbai52\_x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@johnagbai52\_x](https://forum.fixtrading.org/u/johnagbai52_x)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2000, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.fixtrading.org/t/buyside-vs-sellside/3736/1 "2000-02-10T09:48:00Z")

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Imported from previous forum

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**Author:** ![johnagbai52\_x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@johnagbai52\_x](https://forum.fixtrading.org/u/johnagbai52_x)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2000, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.fixtrading.org/t/buyside-vs-sellside/3736/2 "2000-02-10T09:48:00Z")

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This may seem an obvious question.  
I am new to FIX and keep coming across the terms BuySide institutions and SellSide brokers?

Could sombody spare some time and explain these terms.

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![fplpo\_x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ab992/32.png) [@fplpo\_x](https://forum.fixtrading.org/u/fplpo_x)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2000, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.fixtrading.org/t/buyside-vs-sellside/3736/3 "2000-02-10T10:15:00Z")

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[original email was from Kevin Houstoun - [kevin.houstoun@ssmb.com](mailto:kevin.houstoun@ssmb.com) ]  
\> This may seem an obvious question.  
\> I am new to FIX and keep coming across the terms BuySide institutions and SellSide brokers?  
\>  
\> Could sombody spare some time and explain these terms.  
\>  
\> Thanks in advance.  
\>

BuySide  
People who invest money or buy shares on behalf investors  
Eg Fund Managers etc

SellSide  
People whos business is buying and selling stocks.  
Eg Investment Banks, StockBrokers

Hope this helps

Kevin Houstoun  
Vice President, Electronic Equity Trading and Connectivity Desk - Europe  
Salomon Smith Barney  
+44 (171) 721 3811

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**Author:** ![jameshulak\_x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@jameshulak\_x](https://forum.fixtrading.org/u/jameshulak_x)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.fixtrading.org/t/buyside-vs-sellside/3736/4 "2000-11-01T20:40:00Z")

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\> This may seem an obvious question.  
\> I am new to FIX and keep coming across the terms BuySide institutions and SellSide brokers?  
\>  
\> Could sombody spare some time and explain these terms.  
\>  
\> Thanks in advance.  
\>  
The Buy Side consists of institutional investors, money managers, pension funds, mutual funds etc. who buy services from brokers.

The sell side consists of brokers who sell their services to the Buy Side

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**Author:** ![jameshulak\_x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@jameshulak\_x](https://forum.fixtrading.org/u/jameshulak_x)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.fixtrading.org/t/buyside-vs-sellside/3736/5 "2000-11-01T21:13:00Z")

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\> This may seem an obvious question.  
\> I am new to FIX and keep coming across the terms BuySide institutions and SellSide brokers?  
\>  
\> Could sombody spare some time and explain these terms.  
\>  
\> Thanks in advance.

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The Buy Side consists of institutional investors, money managers, pension funds, mutual funds etc. who buy services from brokers.

The sell side consists of brokers who sell their services to the Buy Side

Jimmy