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RN Prime Index Futures

Contract Specifications

Underlying index Russell/Nomura Prime Index (RN Prime Index)
Opening Date April 25, 2005
Trading hours 8:45-15:15, 16:30-6:00
(Note) An order acceptance period ("pre-closing") is established for 5 minutes before the Itayose on close.
Trading Hours
Contract months 5 months in the March quarterly cycle (March, June, September and December)
Last trading day The business day preceding the second Friday of each expiration month (When the second Friday is a non-business day, it shall be the preceding business day.).
Trading in a new expiration month begins on the business day following the last trading day.
SQ Day The business day following the last trading day.
Contract unit RN Prime Index × ¥10,000
Tick size 0.5 points
Price Limits
  1. The price limit range shall be calculated by multiplying the reference price of price limits by the following rates.
    Normal 8％
    1st Expansion 12%
    2nd Expansion 16%
    (Note) The price limits will be expanded to the 1st expansion of price limits, and then to the 2nd expansion of price limits (Only price limits in one direction, up or down, will be expanded.)
    Price Limits/ Circuit Breaker Rule
    (Note) OSE may review price limit temporarily.
  2. Immediately Executable Price Range Rule(DCB)：LTP or BBO mid price ±0.8%
    ※However, the DCB Price Range for Opening Auction and Closing Auction will be ±3.0% and ±1.5% respectively.
    Immediately Executable Price Range Rule
Circuit Breaker Rule(SCB) In the case where there was a trade, etc. in the central contract month at the upper or lower price limit range, trading in all contract months will be suspended for at least 10 minutes. Price Limits/ Circuit Breaker Rule
Strategy Trades The calendar spread trading is available.
J-NET Trading Available (Minimum Fluctuation: 0.0001 points, Minimum Contract Units: 1 unit)
J-NET Trading
Settlement Cash Settlement
Final settlement price Special Quotation
(SQ calculation is based on the total opening prices of each component stock of RN Prime Index on the business day following the last trading day.)
Margin Calculated by using SPAN®
(Margin offsetting with other index futures and options contracts is allowed.)
Give-up Available
Give-Up SystemGive-Up System
Position-Transfer Available
Position Transfer System（JSCC）