Extension of Trading Hours

(27 December 2006)

TFX announced that trading hours of all Interest Rate Financial Futures Contracts will be extended for two hours.

　1.Trading hours　

	New	Present
	9：00 -20:00(JST)	9:00 -18:00 (JST)

　2. Effective date　

February 5 , 2007

[note]

-	Official Closing Prices will be published after 20:00.
-	Procedures of clearing for a trading day will be not changed(the settlement prices will be published after 15:30 as has been in the past.).

[Reference]

Pre-Open Period	8:45	-	9:00
Day (Morning) Session	9:00	-	11:30
Restricted (Pull/Volume Reduction Only) Period	11:30	-	12:30
Day (Afternoon) Session	12:30	-	15:30
Evening Session	15:30	-	20:00

For more information, please contact:
General Affairs Group, General Administration Department

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