Translation guide
A stockbroker is a professional who buys and sells stocks and other securities on behalf of clients. In Japanese, the term can refer to the individual, the firm, or the profession, with different words used in formal, business, and casual contexts.
Referring to a person who works as a stockbroker, typically at a securities firm.
He works as a stockbroker.
Refers to a securities analyst, a role often overlapping with stockbroker in Japan. More formal and analytical.
Securities analysts analyze market trends.
Formal, traditional term for a stockbroker. Rarely used in modern conversation; more common in legal or historical contexts.
The stockbroker was busy working at the exchange.
Referring to the company or firm that provides stockbroking services.
Standard term for a securities company or brokerage firm. This is the most common way to refer to the institution.
I opened an account with a major brokerage firm.
Loanword from English, often used in compound terms like 証券ブローカー. Can refer to the firm or the individual, but less specific than 証券会社.
Referring to a stockbroker that operates primarily online with lower fees, often without personal advice.
証券マン is the everyday term for a stockbroker, while 株式仲買人 is an older, formal term rarely used outside legal or historical contexts. For most situations, 証券マン or simply referring to the person's role at a 証券会社 is more natural.
証券マン is male-oriented. To be gender-neutral, you can say 証券会社の人 (person at a securities firm) or 証券会社で働いている人 (person working at a securities firm). In business contexts, 証券担当者 (securities representative) is also used.
That broker has low commissions.
The number of online brokerage users is increasing.