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Securities Options

Contract Specifications

Contract OSE selects underlying security from securities exchanges throughout Japan.
Opening Date July 18, 1997
Trading Hours 9:00-11:35, 12:30-15:45
(Note) An order acceptance period ("pre-closing") is established for 5 minutes before the Itayose on close.
Trading Hours
Contract Months 2 consecutive near-term months, plus 2 months from the March cycle.
Strike Prices
  1. Initial Setting of Exercise Prices Two strike prices, one above and one below, are set around the strike price that is closest to the last price of the underlying security on the business day prior to the initial trading day.
  2. Additional Setting of Exercise Prices Set two consecutive strike prices, one above and one below, centered on the strike price that is closest to the last price of the security subject to the option on each business day.

  3. Strike Price Price Interval
    less than JPY 500 JPY 25
    JPY 500 - less than JPY 1,000 JPY 50
    JPY 1,000 - less than JPY 2,000 JPY 100
    JPY 2,000 - less than JPY 5,000 JPY 200
    JPY 5,000 - less than JPY 30,000 JPY 500
    JPY 30,000 - less than JPY 50,000 JPY 1,000
    JPY 50,000 - less than JPY 100,000 JPY 2,500
    JPY 100,000 - less than JPY 200,000 JPY 10,000
    JPY 200,000 - less than JPY 500,000 JPY 20,000
    JPY 500,000 - less than JPY 1,000,000 JPY 50,000
    JPY 1,000,000 - less than JPY 2,000,000 JPY 100,000
    JPY 2,000,000 - less than JPY 5,000,000 JPY 200,000
    JPY 5,000,000 - less than JPY 10,000,000 JPY 500,000
    JPY 10,000,000 - less than JPY 20,000,000 JPY 1,000,000
    JPY 20,000,000 - less than JPY 50,000,000 JPY 2,000,000
    JPY 50,000,000 or more JPY 5,000,000

    * Price intervals may be different from those shown above depending on trading conditions. * Please refer to the following page. Outline of Specifications for Securities Options
    * For some securities options, strike prices are set differently from the table above. For details, please refer to the following page.Special Rules for Setting Method of Strike Prices for Securities Options (From Sep.2, 2024)
Last Trading Day The business day preceding the second Friday of each expiration month. (When the said Friday is a non-business day, it shall be the previous business day.) Trading in a new expiration month begins on the business day following the last trading day.
Exercise date Last Trading Day
Exercise Type European. The option may be exercised only on its expiration day (same as last trading day).
Contract Unit The minimum trading unit of each underlying security.
Tick Size

When the underlying "contract size" is even.

Premium Tick size
less than JPY 50 JPY 0.1
JPY 50 - less than JPY 1,000 JPY 0.5
JPY 1,000 - less than JPY 3,000 JPY 1
JPY 3,000 - less than JPY 30,000 JPY 5
JPY 30,000 - less than JPY 50,000 JPY 25
JPY 50,000 - less than JPY 100,000 JPY 50
JPY 100,000 - less than JPY 1,000,000 JPY 500
JPY 1,000,000 or more JPY 5,000

When the underlying "contract size" is odd.

Premium Tick size
less than JPY 3,000 JPY 1
JPY 3,000 - less than JPY 30,000 JPY 5
JPY 30,000 - less than JPY 50,000 JPY 25
JPY 50,000 - less than JPY 100,000 JPY 50
JPY 100,000 - less than JPY 1,000,000 JPY 500
JPY 1,000,000 or more JPY 5,000
Price Limits
  1. The price limit range will be calculated by multiplying the reference price for price limits of an underlying security on the designated market by 25%
  2. Price Limits/ Circuit Breaker Rule
  3. Immediately Executable Price Range Rule (Dynamic Circuit Breaker (DCB)):
    As follows depending on the underlying security price
  4. Reference Price of Underlying Securities DCB Price Range
    less than JPY 500 JPY 10
    JPY 500 or more to less than JPY 1,000 JPY 20
    JPY 1,000 or more to less than JPY 3,000 JPY 50
    JPY 3,000 or more to JPY 5,000 JPY 100
    JPY 5,000 or more to JPY 10,000 JPY 200
    JPY 10,000 or more to JPY 30,000 JPY 500
    JPY 30,000 or more to JPY 50,000 JPY 1,000
    JPY 50,000 or more to JPY 100,000 JPY 2,000
    JPY 100,000 or more to JPY 300,000 JPY 5,000
    JPY 300,000 or more to JPY 500,000 JPY 10,000
    JPY 500,000 or more JPY 20,000

    Immediately Executable Price Range Rule
Circuit Breaker Rule (SCB) Price Limits/ Circuit Breaker Rule
Strategy Trades Unavailable
J-NET Trading Available (Tick size: JPY 0.1, Minimum trading unit: 1 unit)
(Note) In case that minimum trading unit of underlying stock is odd, tick size is JPY 1.0
J-NET Trading
Flexible Options Trading Available
Flexible Options Trading
Settlement Physical delivery of each underlying security.
Margin Calculated by VaR Method
Margin Calculation Method (VaR Method) for Futures and Options (JSCC)
Settlement method
  1. resell or buy back
  2. final settlement
Give-Up Available
Give-Up System
Position-Transfer Available
Position Transfer System(JSCC)
Position Limits and Reporting of Large Positions Please refer to the following page.

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