<p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>What is Brockage?</strong></span></p><p>Brockage is a term used to describe the act of charging a fee or commission for facilitating a transaction, such as buying or selling securities. This fee is typically paid by the client to the broker or intermediary who executes the trade.</p><p><strong style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Types of Brockage:</strong></p><p>1. Brokerage commission: A fee charged by a broker for buying or selling securities on behalf of a client.</p><p>2. Trading commission: A fee charged by a trading platform or exchange for executing a trade.</p><p>3. Advisory fee: A fee charged by a financial advisor for providing investment advice and managing a client's portfolio.</p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Securities Trading:</strong></span></p><p>Securities trading refers to the buying and selling of financial instruments, such as:</p><p>1. Stocks (equities)</p><p>2. Bonds (fixed-income securities)</p><p>3. Options (derivatives)</p><p>4. Futures (derivatives)</p><p>5. Mutual funds</p><p>6. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)</p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Key Players in Securities Trading:</strong></span></p><p>1. Brokers: Intermediaries who execute trades on behalf of clients.</p><p>2. Trading platforms: Electronic systems that facilitate trading, such as online brokerages or exchanges.</p><p>3. Investors: Individuals or institutions that buy and sell securities.</p><p>4. Financial advisors: Professionals who provide investment advice and manage client portfolios.</p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Regulations and Oversight:</strong></span></p><p>Securities trading is regulated by government agencies, such as:</p><p>1. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States</p><p>2. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom</p><p>3. European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in the European Union</p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>These agencies set rules and guidelines to protect investors, maintain fair markets, and prevent fraudulent activities.</strong></span></p><p><br></p>
At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to 7 people with the best insights in the past month. The 7 winners are picked
by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
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Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
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Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
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Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
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Use eye-catching cover images—if your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
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Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Contributor Rankings
The Contributor Rankings shows the Top 20 Contributors on TwoCents a monthly and all-time basis.
The all-time ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly score sums the score on all your insights in the past 30 days. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on TwoCents — these are community members that have engaged the most with other user's content.
Contributor Score
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate your contributor score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
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Comments (excluding replies)
5
Upvotes
6
Views
1
Number of insights published
2
Subscriptions received
3
Tips received
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.
Comments