For the purpose of this chapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BROKER. A person who negotiates, buys, sells, trades, leases or handles for another, on a commission basis, or on the basis of compensation in proportion to the amount of the transaction, moneys, stocks, bonds, mortgages, loans, investment securities, certificates of indebtedness, foreign exchange letters of credit, steamship transportation tickets, grain, produce, provisions, livestock, goods, wares, merchandise or any other commodity, article or property, except real property, or who acts through the medium of another licensed broker in the capacity and for any of those purposes.