Definition
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investment and Related Activities(NAICS 523)

Under this topic you will find the North American Industry Classification System definition of the Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investment and Related Activities(NAICS 523) subsector. You can use this definition to properly identify the segment of the industry you wish to study further in other sections of Canadian Industry Statistics.

Definition of the Subsector

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.

Exclusions

No exclusions are specified in the 2007 NAICS Canada manual.