History
| APR1989 | TIFFE established under the Financial Futures Trading Law. |
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| JUN1989 | Trading on the Exchange (Telephone Market) started.
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| OCT1990 | Market Maker scheme adopted for.
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| FED1991 | The installation of a fully-automated online trading system is completed. US Dollar-Japanese Yen currency futures listed. |
| JUL1991 | Options on Three-month Euroyen futures listed. |
| DEC1991 | Evening trading session started. (Counted as next business day's transaction.) |
| MAY1992 | Japanese Yen-US Dollar currency futures delisted. |
| JUL1992 | One-year Euroyen futures listed. |
| MAR1994 | Contract months of Three-month Euroyen futures and options expanded.
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| MAR1995 | Exchange Fees are lowered from JPY150 to JPY100 per contract. |
| NOV1995 | Agreement to formalize the collaboration with LIFFE is signed. |
| APR1996 | TIFFE-SPAN Margin Requirement System listed. New trading terminals introduced to TIFFE members. Linkage with LIFFE on Three-month Euroyen futures commenced. |
| NOV1996 | Midday break is reduced by 30 minutes, and TIFFE trading hours changed. |
| MAR1997 | Evening trading session commenced for US dollar-Japanese Yen currency futures. |
| APR1997 | Opening trading hours 15 minutes earlier on BOJ's TANKAN release days is started. |
| OCT1997 | Opening trading hours 15 minutes earlier on preliminary report on indices of Industrial production release days is started. |
| MAR1998 | Open time of evening trading session is moved 20 minutes earlier. |
| JUN1998 | ZENGINKYO TIBOR applied as the final settlement price for Three-Month Euroyen futures. |
| JUL1998 | Calendar spreads on Three-month Euroyen futures listed. |
| OCT1998 | First temporary extension of evening trading sessions. |
| NOV1998 | Segregation of customer funds introduced. |
| JAN1999 | API (Application Program Interface) installed. |
| MAR1999 | Three-Month Euroyen LIBOR futures listed. |
| APR1999 | Exchange tax fully abolished. |
| OCT1999 | Give-up and half tick pricing introduced. |
| JUL2000 | Financing Bills accepted as collaterals. |
| AUG2000 | RFQ (Request For Quote) introduced. |
| NOV2000 | US Dollar-Japanese Yen currency futures downsized. |
| DEC2000 | The Financial Futures Trading Law amended. Discretionary trading account permitted. |
| JAN2001 | TIFFE joined the Futures Industry Association (FIA). |
| FEB2001 | Daily revaluation of deposited securities started. |
| MAR2001 | Give-up facility for options on Three-month Euroyen futures introduced. |
| MAR2001 | TIFFE and Sydney Futures Exchange agreed to strengthen mutual cooperation. |
| APR2001 | "ITA Wave", to provide market depth information, is introduced. |
| JUL2001 | TIFFE selected LIFFE CONNECT ™ for its next generation trading platform. |
| SEP2001 | LIBOR-TIBOR spreads listed, and contract months of Three-month Euroyen LIBOR futures extended from 5 to 12. |
| SEP2001 | TIFFE and The Korea Futures Exchange signed Memorandum of Understanding. |
| 2002 | Development of new systems including users' participation in operational tests. |
| APR2003 | TIFFE implemented its new trading system LIFFE CONNECT ™ and clearing system developed by Fujitsu. Strategy trading and Block Trades are introduced. |
| MAY2003 | 5 and 10-year ¥ Swapnote ™ listed. |
| JUN2003 | TIFFE and Taiwan Futures Exchange signed Memorandum of Understanding. |
| MAR2004 | TIFFE and Chicago Board of Trade signed Memorandum of Understanding. |
| APR2004 | TIFFE demutualized to become a stock company named "Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Inc." |
| APR2005 | New Corporate Symbol Mark introduced. |
| MAY2005 | TFX received FSA Approval for FX Daily Futures contracts. Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange Signed Memorandum of Understanding. |
| JUL2005 | FX Daily Futures contracts listed. (4 currency pair) |
| OCT2005 | 3 currency pair were added to FX Daily Futures contracts. |
| NOV2005 | Tokyo Financial Exchange and The Tokyo Commodity Exchange Signed Memorandum of Understanding. |
| JUN2006 | Tokyo Financial Exchange and Dalian Commodity Exchange Signed Memorandum of Understanding. |
| FEB2007 | Trading hours for Three-month Euroyen futures and Options lengthen. |
| APR2007 | TFX funded a chair course at Keio University. TFX received No-Action Letter from CFTC |
| SEP2007 | TFX changed our Japanese company name from "Tokyo Financial Futures Exchange" to "Tokyo Financial Exchange." |
| DEC2007 | TFX listed two over-night interest rate futures
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| APR2008 | TFX upgraded the version of its trading system LIFFE CONNECT ™. First Priority Type Priority Pro-Rata was introduced |
| OCT2008 | TFX upgraded the trading platform of FX Daily Futures contracts. 16 currency pairs were added to FX Daily Futures contracts. |
| MAR2009 | TFX joined International Swaps and Derivatives Association Tokyo Financial Exchange and Central Japan Commodity Exchange signed Memorandum of Understanding. |
| JUN2009 | Moved the office to Marunouchi |
| JUL2009 | TFX started to publish Markit iTraxx Japan Index Price Data |
| NOV2010 | Exchange Equity Index Daily Futures contracts listed |
| AUG2011 | 3 currency pairs were added to FX Daily Futures contracts. |
| JAN2012 | Six-Month Euroyen LIBOR futures listed. |
| OCT2013 | TFX upgraded the trading platform of Exchange FX Daily Futures contracts and Equity Index Daily Futures contracts. |
| FEB2014 | TFX upgraded the trading platform of Interest Rate Futures. |
| MAY2015 | 1 currency pair was added to FX Daily Futures contracts. |
| NOV2015 | FX Daily Futures contracts "Click365LARGE" listed. |
| JUN2016 | 1 index was added to Equity Index Daily Futures Contracts. |
| OCT2017 | 1 currency pair was added to FX Daily Futures contracts. |
| DEC2018 | TFX Changed the qualifications for Interest Rate Futures Clearing Membership |
| JUL2019 | TFX upgraded the trading platform of Interest Rate Futures Contracts. |
| SEP2019 | TFX upgraded the trading platform of Exchange FX Daily Futures contracts and Exchange Equity Index Daily Futures contracts. |
| OCT2020 | Equity Index Daily Futures contracts with Reset Date listed (DJIA downsized.) |
| MAY2021 | FX Clearing "T-CLEAR FX" Started. |
| SEP2021 | 2 ETFs were added to Equity Index Daily Futures contracts. |
| FEB2022 | 1 index was added to Equity Index Daily Futures contracts. |
| MAR2023 | Three-month TONA Futures and Options listed. |
| SEP2023 | 1 index and 2ETFs were added to Equity Index Daily Futures contracts. |
| SEP2024 | 1 index was added to Equity Index Daily Futures contracts. |
| JAN2025 | 3 currency pairs were added to FX Daily Futures contracts. |
