When it comes to investing in forex, stocks, futures options and so forth you may need to find yourself a broker. A broker works for what is called a brokerage firm and is able to trade on your behave on the stock market. The question you might ask is do I actually need a broker or not? And the answer is a resounding yes an ordinary person can not walk into the stock exchange and buy and sell you need a broker.
Stockbroker are highly qualified professionals who need to earn that position. Most of them have a masters in finance or some finance discipline. The qualifications needed differ in different countries but the point is you can not buy yourself into becoming a broker you will have to know your stuff.
People make the mistake of thinking a broker and market analyst are the same. These are two very different occupations. A market analyst as the name says analyzes the market and works at figuring out what the securities will do and how they will perform.