When the market slumped in mid-October, seeing that the Taiex was set to fall below 7000 points, Mr. Chang admitted to himself that he "didn't have the stomach for this," and simply to escape from the throes of daily anxiety, sold his shares at NT $ 120. Thus all his savings of the past year were lost.
十月中旬台股大跌，眼看就要跌破七千點關卡時，自認「心臟沒那麼強壯」、只求趕快從連日驚嚇中解脫的張先生，以一百二十餘元的價格賣出股票，一年省吃簡用的積攢就此泡湯。