Nikkei 225 Dividend Index Futures

Contract Specifications


Underlying Index	Nikkei 225 Dividend Index
Opening Date	July 26, 2010
Trading Hours	8:45-15:15, 16:30-5:30 (Note) An order acceptance period ("pre-closing") is established for 5 minutes before the Itayose on close. Trading Hours
Contract Months	Every December: 8 contract months. (Available for a period up to 8 years and 3 months. 9 contract months during January and March.)
Last Trading Day	The last business day of March.
SQ Day	The business day following the last trading day.
Contract Unit	Nikkei 225 Dividend Index × ¥1,000
Tick size	¥0.1
Price Limits	The price limit range is \50. (Note) The price limits will be expanded by \25 (Only price limits in one direction, up or down, will be expanded.) (Note) No limitation on how many times the price limit range will be expanded. Price Limits/ Circuit Breaker Rule Immediately Executable Price Range (DCB)：LTP or BBO mid price ± \10 Immediately Executable Price Range Rule
Circuit Breaker Rule(SCB)	Price Limits/ Circuit Breaker Rule
Strategy Trades	The calendar spread trading is available.
J-NET Trading	Available (Tick size: ¥0.0001, Minimum trading unit: 1 unit) J-NET Trading
Settlement	Cash Settlement
Final Settlement Price	Special Quotation (SQ calculation is based on the total dividend of each component stock of Nikkei 225 Dividend Index.)
Margin	Calculated by using SPAN® (Margin offsetting with other index futures and options contracts is allowed.)
Give-Up	Available Give-Up System
Position-Transfer	Available Position Transfer System（JSCC）