local stock exchange; local dealer
Financial term referring to a local stock exchange or a local securities dealer, as opposed to a national exchange or major firm.
この店は地場の野菜だけを使っている。
This shop uses only locally grown vegetables.
I bought stocks through a local securities firm.
Trends in the local stock exchange are attracting attention.
local industry; traditional local industry
Compound of 地 (ji, 'land, ground') and 場 (ba, 'place, field'). The term likely emerged in economic and industrial contexts to denote a specific local sphere.