27 January 2010
Amendment to the contract specification of Overnight Interest Rate Futures
TFX has listed Over-Night Call Rate Futures (hereinafter called “Call Rate Futures”) and Spot-Next Repo Rate Futures (hereinafter called “Repo Rate Futures”) as Over-Night Interest Rate Futures since December 2007.
TFX has decided to change the contract specification of its Overnight Interest Rate Futures contracts as follows in order to meet member demands and revitalize the market.

1. Main changes in products
　　　
Items After Change Current
(1)Underlying asset
Call Rate Futures Average Uncollateralized Overnight Call Rate (Final results) released by the Bank Of Japan (BOJ) over the interval between the BOJ’s Monetary Policy Meetings (MPMs) Average Uncollateralized Overnight Call Rate (Final results) released by the Bank Of Japan over a period of 1 calendar month
Repo Rate Futures Average GC Spot-Next Repo Rate released by BOJ over the interval between the BOJ’s MPMs Average GC Spot-Next Repo Rate released by Bank Of Japan over a period of 1 calendar month
(2)No. of contract months
Call Rate Futures &
Repo Rate Futures 		6 consecutive calendar months 12 consecutive calendar months

2. Timing of implementation
TFX will list the new Call Rate Futures and Repo Rate Futures by around June this year.

3. Action
Prior to the aforementioned amendment, TFX will suspend trading in the Call Rate Futures and Repo Rate Futures in early April 2010.
Please settle positions arising from Call Rate Futures or Repo Rate Futures before the suspension.


Please see the accompanying documents for details.
Exhibit 1 (Comparison between the old and new contract specifications for Overnight Interest Rate Futures)
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Accordingly, all questions that may arise shall be decided in accordance with the Japanese language texts. Whilst reasonable care has been taken to ensure that this translation is accurate and free from errors, no liability is accepted by TFX in any circumstances.
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