stock exchange member who matches buy and sell orders (similar to an NYSE specialist)
Kantō dialect term for a specific role on a stock exchange floor. The term is technical and regional.
かつて東京証券取引所には才取会員がいた。
There used to be saitori members on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Standard kanji spelling for this term.
Alternate spelling with okurigana.
Compound of 才取 (saitori, 'matching trades') + 会員 (kaiin, 'member'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is associated with traditional Japanese stock exchange practices.