While the originals of TFX's rules, regulations and forms of agreements are prepared in Japanese only, the English translations are provided on this website for reference purpose.

Rules & Regulations

File Name	Format	Effective Date
Articles of Incorporation	PDF	September 30, 2007
Trading Member Regulations	PDF	November 1, 2010
Trading Regulations	PDF	October 1, 2010
Special Provisions for Trading Regulations for Exchange FX Margin Transactions	PDF	October 1, 2010
Special Provisions for Trading Regulations for Exchange Equity Index Margin Transactions	PDF	March 7, 2011
Brokering Terms	PDF	October 1, 2010
Special Provisions for Trading Regulations and Brokering Terms for Options	PDF	October 1, 2010
Clearing Regulations	PDF	November 22,2010
Regulations for Margin and Unsettled Market Derivatives Contracts	PDF	February 28, 2011
Regulations for Margin and Unsettled Contracts for Exchange FX Margin Transactions	PDF	August 1, 2010
Regulations for Margin and Unsettled Contracts for Exchange Equity Index Margin Transactions	PDF	October 1, 2010

Rules & Regulations related to Articles of Incorporation

File Name	Format	Effective Date
Rules for Advisory Committees	PDF	October 1, 2010

Rules & Regulations related to Trading Member Regulations

File Name	Format	Effective Date
Enforcement Regulations for Trading Member Regulations	PDF	October 1, 2010
Schedule of Default Interest Rates under TFX Clearing Agreement	PDF	October 1, 2010
Regulations for Eligible Securities for Market Entry Deposit	PDF	February 28, 2011
Inspection Regulations	PDF	September 30, 2007
Mediation Regulations	PDF	April 1, 2004
Joint Mediation Regulations	PDF	April 1, 2004
Regulations for Trading Registration Fees and Other Charges	PDF	November 1, 2010

Rules & Regulations related to Trading Regulations

File Name	Format	Effective Date
Enforcement Regulations for Trading Regulations	PDF	October 1, 2010
Enforcement Regulations for Special Provisions for Trading Regulations for Exchange FX Margin Transactions	PDF	October 1, 2010
Enforcement Regulations for Special Provisions for Trading Regulations for Exchange Equity Index Margin Transactions	PDF	October 1, 2010
Market Maker Regulations	PDF	December 3, 2007
Market-Making Regulations for Exchange FX Margin Transactions	PDF	October 27, 2008
Market-Making Regulations for Exchange Equity Index Margin Transactions	PDF	October 1, 2010

Rules & Regulations related to Brokering Terms

File Name	Format	Effective Date
Schedule of Default Interst Rates under the Agreement concerning Establishment of Interest Rate Futures Transactions Account, the Agreement concerning Establishment of FX Margin Transactions Account and the Agreement concerning Establishment of Equity Index Margin Transactions Account	PDF	October 1, 2010

Rules & Regulations related to Special Provisions for Options

File Name	Format	Effective Date
Enforcement Regulations for Special Provisions for Trading Regulations and Brokering Terms for Options	PDF	April 28, 2008

Rules & Regulations related to Clearing Regulations

File Name	Format	Effective Date
Enforcement Regulations for Clearing Regulations	PDF	November 22 , 2010
Regulations for Eligible Securities for Clearing Deposit	PDF	February 28, 2011
Japanese Yen Settlement Regulations	PDF	October 1, 2010
Enforcement Regulations for Regulations for Margin and Unsettled Market Derivatives Contracts	PDF	September 28, 2009
FX Exchange Margin Settlement Regulations	PDF	October 1, 2010
Equity Index Exchange Margin Settlement Regulations	PDF	October 1, 2010
Percentage figures to calculate FX Margin reference amount	PDF	August 1, 2010

File Name	Format	Effective Date
TFX Clearing Agreement(Interest Rate Futures contracts version)	Word	October 1, 2010
Agreement concerning Establishment of Interest Rate Futures Transactions Account *1	Word	June 1, 2009
Agreement concerning Customers of Both Executing Member and Carrying Member	Word	September 30, 2007

* 1 The document entitled ‘Agreement concerning Establishment of Interest Rate Futures Transactions Account’ is not a translation and is in its original form. This document was submitted to the FSA independently.

Before starting give-up trades, a give-up agreement needs to be entered into among a Customer, an Executing Member and a Carrying Member to specify the fees, payment terms, conditions for the rejection of take-up trades, etc, in accordance with Article 7-4 of the Brokering Terms. The form of International Uniform Brokerage Execution Service (Give-up) Agreement prepared by FIA (Futures Industry Association) is available for reference and can be used as the give-up agreement among a Customer, an Executing Member and a Carrying Member if the parties agree so. For details, please see the following website (http://www.futuresindustry.org/giveup-agreements2.asp).

File Name	Format	Effective Date
Outline of Rules for New TFX System on Interest Rate Futures Trading	PDF	November 4, 2008
Block Trade Schemes	PDF	October 6, 2008

The originals of all the rules, regulations, forms of agreements, and outline of rules of TFX have been prepared in the Japanese language only and the Japanese language texts shall govern for all purposes and in all respects. Accordingly, all questions that may arise within or without courts of law in regard to the meaning of the words, provisions and stipulations of the rules, regulations and agreements shall be decided in accordance with the Japanese language texts.

 

Whilst reasonable care has been taken to ensure that these translations are accurate and free from errors, no liability is accepted by TFX in any circumstances.