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Jul. 09, 2018 OSE Handling of Rules and Important Notes Concerning to Partial Revisions to Derivatives Trading Rules, etc.
July 17, 2018 (scheduled), the following measures of OSE will come into effect.
Longer Contract Months Available for Nikkei 225 Futures and Options
Semiannually contract months for Nikkei 225 Futures (Large) and Nikkei 225 Options will be extended from up to 5 years to 8 years. This will be effective from the day-session trading starting on July 17, 2018 (trading day: July 17, 2018). Contracts to be set on the date are as follows.
| Contracts to be set on July 17, 2018 | Last Trading Day |
| December, 2023 | December 7 (Thu.), 2023 |
| June, 2024 | June 13 (Thu.), 2024 |
| December, 2024 | December 12 (Thu.), 2024 |
| June, 2025 | June 12 (Thu.), 2025 |
| December, 2025 | December 11 (Thu.), 2025 |
| June, 2026 | June 11 (Thu.), 2026 |
* Please note that the transaction fees for additional contracts specified above and December, 2026 Contract starting from December 14 (Fri.), 2018 will be waived between July 17, 2018 and December 28, 2018.
Partial Granular Tick Sizes for Nikkei 225 Options
The tick sizes for Nikkei 225 Options in premium level of JPY 50-100 will be revised from JPY 5 to JPY 1. This will be valid from the day-session trading starting on July 17, 2018 (trading day: July 17, 2018). The tick sizes to be applied are as follows.
| Premium | Tick Size |
| JPY 100 or less | JPY 1 |
| More than JPY 100 - JPY 1,000 | JPY 5 |
| More than JPY 1,000 | JPY 10 |
The English Version of Trading Account Agreement in Effect
The English versions of both the Agreement for Setting up Futures/Options Trading Account and the Agreement for Setting up Margin Trading Account are available from July 17, 2018. Upon obtaining prior consent from the Trading Participant, customers shall submit these agreements from July 17, 2018. For more details, please refer to the following page.
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