These marketeers are a punctual bunch; none dares miss the opening quotes at 9: 00 A.M. At ten, the morning closing quotes come in from Tokyo, often setting the tone for the second half of the morning in Taipei.
三兩片麵包下肚，出門擠公車、搭計程車，趕赴證券公司「上班」。股票族是一群最有紀律的烏合之眾，沒有人會遲到，大家都不願錯過九點的開盤價，這也是當日股價走勢的一項重要資訊。十點鐘要注意東京股市上午收盤價的廣播，它往往左右國內股市下半場的走勢。