"This is the first chance I've had to call my broker and find out how we made out today."

The next morning I called my broker and bought the stock at $19 a share.

For the last 30 years, he says, he has called his broker "virtually every day" to check in and get a read on the market.

I called my broker to find out whether I could get a quote.

I called my broker in a state of high dudgeon.

So you call your broker and buy shares in one or both potential partners.

Pierre made a mental note to call his broker after lunch and find out what was going on.

These days, the first step is not necessarily to call your broker and get a price.

"For that, they'll have to walk out to the lobby and use a pay phone" to call their broker, he said.

Cell phone in hand, I called my broker for help in placing the stock trade.