noun
stock exchange intermediary member
Osaka dialect term for a member who matches buy and sell orders, similar to a specialist on the NYSE. Cross-referenced with 才取会員.
See also: 才取会員
大阪の取引所では、仲立会員が売買の仲介をする。
At the Osaka exchange, the intermediary member facilitates trading.
才取会員 is a similar role in other exchanges; 仲立会員 is specifically the Osaka-ben term.
Compound of 仲立 (なかだち, 'mediation') and 会員 (かいいん, 'member'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is associated with the Osaka stock exchange.