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Working Toward the SDGs | Our Sustainability | Japan Exchange Group The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 global goals created by the United Nations that aim for a better and more sustainable world by 2030. JPX works toward mainly the following goals, as both a market operator and corporate entity. Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Target 4.3 By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university Target 4.7 By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development The environment surrounding retail investors has changed dramatically in recent years. While asset formation has become more familiar with growing awareness of SDGs and ESG investment, the spread of fintech, and the popularization of information sharing through social media, it is becoming increasingly ...

Overview | Azuki (Red Bean) Futures | Japan Exchange Group About Azuki (Red Bean) Futures Overview 　 Contract Specifications Red beans (Azuki) are generally grown in warm and humid climates and considered to be vulnerable to cold and drought, but they can also be grown in mountainous areas and newly cultivated lands. In addition, crop rotation in a cycle of 3 to 4 years is recommended for red beans since they are not suitable for continuous cropping. Thus, Hokkaido, blessed with vast land, is ideal for the production red beans, as well as other beans. In Hokkaido, red beans were grown primarily in the Matsumae region, but as the cultivation progressed, the production area gradually expanded to the center of Hokkaido and to the Tokachi region. This contributed to the increase in the acreage and brought the shift from self-sufficient production to production as commodities. The weather conditions during the growing and ...

Overview | Corn Futures | Japan Exchange Group About Corn Futures Overview 　 Contract Specifications Almost all corn consumed in Japan is imported from foreign countries, mainly from the US. About 70% of the corn is consumed as feed and the rest is consumed as food. As for feed, 80% is used as raw material for compound feed for pigs, dairy cows, beef cattle, and poultry. As for food,70% is processed into corn starch used for saccharification of glucose, starch syrup and isomerized sugar, or fiber, paper paste, and other food ingredients. The remaining 30% is processed into grit which is used as fermentation raw material for distilled liquor and beer. It is also used as a raw material for confectioneries such as corn flakes and popcorn, or miso. Corn prices are heavily influenced by the yield from the Corn Belt, a major production area in the US. Attention must be paid ...

Overview | Soybean Futures | Japan Exchange Group About Soybean Futures Overview 　 Contract Specifications Soybeans have been cultivated from the ancient time in Japan. Japan has long history of processing soybeans to consume as food, and it is said that the popularization of tea ceremony kaiseki during the Momoyama era triggered the spread of soybeans to ordinary people. At present, soybean-based miso, natto, soy sauce, and tofu, etc. are indispensable to our dietary habits. It can be said that the wisdom of the Japanese ancestors has contributed to today’s Japanese cuisine. Soy is often called "meat of the field", because it is highly nutritious, containing proteins, fats, carbohydrates, ash, minerals, and vitamins. Soy is essential food for the structure and function of human body cells and in recent years, as the importance of vegetable protein has been recognized, soybean foods have attracted attention worldwide. Soybean prices are heavily influenced by ...

Overview | Chukyo-Gasoline Futures | Japan Exchange Group About Chukyo-Gasoline Futures Trading by Type of Investors Trade Members Overview 　 Contract Specifications Gasoline is a by product of crude oil, and is mainly used as an engine fuel in vehicles. Gasoline, kerosene and gas oil are produced not separately but in a series of refining process. Chukyo-Gasoline Futures shall be delivered to the storage facilities with overland shipment facilities located in Aichi, designated by the Exchange. Trading by Type of Investors TOCOM Trade Members...

Overview | Chukyo-Kerosene Futures | Japan Exchange Group About Chukyo-Kerosene Futures Trading by Type of Investors Trade Members Overview 　 Contract Specifications Kerosene is a by product of crude oil. It is widely used for home heating in Japan with high quality standard of less than 80ppm sulfur contain. Gasoline, kerosene and gas oil are produced not separately but in a series of refining process. Chukyo-Kerosene futures shall be delivered to the storage facilities with overland shipment facilities located in Aichi, designated by the Exchange. Trading by Type of Investors TOCOM Trade Members...

Overview | Nikkei 225 Dividend Index Futures | Japan Exchange Group About Nikkei 225 Dividend Index Futures Overview 　 Contract Specifications Nikkei 225 Dividend Index Futures are Index Futures of the Nikkei Stock Average Dividend Point Index. The Nikkei Stock Average Dividend Point Index The index is calculated by substituting the received dividends of the constituents into the formula of the Nikkei 225. After adjusting the each dividend by the presumed par value, the adjusted value shall be divided by the divisor on its ex-dividend date and accumulated. The index value is expressed with two decimal places in Japanese yen. The index is calculated by Nikkei, Inc. Hedge for a fluctuation risk of dividend amount from stocks portfolio A fluctuation risk of dividend amount exists until fixing of dividend amount even it is assumed two million JPY as dividend when people holding a hundred million JPY of stock portfolio. It is available ...

Overview | Nikkei 225 Climate Change 1.5℃ Target Index Futures | Japan Exchange Group About Nikkei 225 Climate Change 1.5℃ Target Index Futures Overview 　 Contract Specifications Nikkei 225 Climate Change 1.5℃ Target Index Futures is an ESG index Futures based on Nikkei 225 Climate Change 1.5℃ Target Index. Nikkei 225 Climate Change 1.5℃ Target Index The Nikkei 225 Climate Change 1.5°C Target Index is an index based on the Nikkei Stock Average (Nikkei 225) where the weights of the constituents are adjusted so that its overall Green House Gas (GHG) emissions (as normalized by enterprise value) of the index is 50% lower than that of the Nikkei 225, and will be further decreased by 7% in coming years. Copyrights/Disclaimer Copyrights/Disclaimer Related Site Nikkei Indexes...

Overview | Nikkei 225 Futures | Japan Exchange Group About Nikkei 225 Futures (Large Contracts) Overview 　 Contract Specifications Nikkei 225 Futures based on The Nikkei Stock Average which is a major Japanese stock index used as a benchmark in various financial instruments. Trading unit is 1,000 times the Nikkei Stock Average (Nikkei 225) The minimum trading unit is 1,000 times the Nikkei Stock Average (Nikkei 225). 19 contract months can be traded The Nikkei 225 Futures contract has a fixed term for trading, The expiration month is called the contract month. In Nikkei 225 Futures trading, a total of 19 contract months are set for March, June, September, and December. The last trading day of each contract month is the business day preceding the second Friday, which is the expiration date (SQ day) of the contract month. Trading for a new contract month begins at the Day Session on the ...

Overview | Nikkei 225 micro Futures | Japan Exchange Group About Nikkei 225 micro Futures Overview 　 Contract Specifications Nikkei 225 micro Futures is a stock price index futures contract based on the Nikkei Stock Average (Nikkei 225) that promises to buy or sell in the following conditions: (1) 10 times the Nikkei 225 (2) on a specific future date (3) at a price agreed upon at this time (contract price) In light of the recent increase in the need for more detailed risk management methods against the backdrop of the trend toward smaller investments in the cash equity market, we have launched "Nikkei 225 micro Futures" on May 29, 2023, which can be traded with even smaller amounts than Nikkei 225 mini. Micro Size The minimum trading unit (1 contract) for Nikkei 225 micro Futures is 10 times the value of the Nikkei 225. This is one-tenth the size of Nikkei ...