About TFX
What is TFX?
Tokyo Financial Exchange Inc. (TFX) is a primary financial instruments exchange and clearing house in Japan which offers various products: Interest Rate Futures contracts, FX Daily Futures contracts and Equity Index Daily Futures contracts.
TFX was established in April 1989, as a membership organization with the capital provided by major domestic and foreign financial institutions and started the Matching and Clearing Business in June 1989. In April 2004, TFX was demutualized and incorporated. Our company name was changed to the current name, Tokyo Financial Exchange in September 2007.
Under the Financial instruments and Exchange Act, through responding to the needs of investors and promoting to develop the new lines of attractive products, TFX, as an advanced exchange, contributes to the growth of Japanese financial markets and is continuing to construct a reliable and leading market infrastructure.
Corporate Outline
| Name | Tokyo Financial Exchange Inc. |
|---|---|
| Address | Tekko Building 8th Floor 1-8-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005 |
| Founding | April, 1989 |
| Capital | 5,844,650,000 yen |
| President & CEO | Takuo Hirota |
| Staff | 74 people (As of March 31, 2025) |
| Access Map | Access map is here |
Our Organization Chart
Board of Directors and Board of Auditors
Board of Directors
| President & CEO | Takuo Hirota |
|---|---|
| Senior Managing Director | Shinichi Yamashita |
| Member of the Board | Yasumasa Nishi Masahiro Yoshimura |
| Audit and Supervisory Committee member | Kazuhiko Izawa (Inside Director) Junko Hirakawa Yukio Ono |
Self-Regulatory Committee
| Chairperson | Yukio Ono |
|---|---|
| Members | Yasumasa Nishi Shinichi Yamashita |
Advisory Committee
Wholesale Market Operation Committee
| Chairperson | Zentaro Kanatani |
|---|---|
| Vice Chairperson | Wataru Nishino |
| Members | Masaru Ishibashi Yuko Ogawa Ryo Kato Kengo Taguchi Haruko Nakano Tomoaki Hirao Shigeki Morita |
Retail Market Operation Committee
| Chairperson | Tatsuki Yamamoto |
|---|---|
| Vice Chairperson | Tomohiro Toyota |
| Members | Atsushi Koide Hidefumi Sakamoto Takuma Sano Takayuki Tatara Tomoaki Hirao Yanakawa Yasuhiro Hirobumi Yamada |
