also: ばだち
noun
floor broker; floor trader
A person who executes trades on the floor of a stock exchange. This is a specialized financial term.
彼は東京証券取引所の場立ちとして働いている。
He works as a floor broker at the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
場立ちは取引所の立会場で直接売買を行う。
Floor traders execute trades directly on the exchange floor.
Alternate reading with rendaku; less common than ばたち.
Compound of 場 (ba, 'place' or 'market floor') and 立ち (tachi, 'standing'), referring to someone who stands on the exchange floor to trade.