Inter-month Spread Transactions of JGB Futures - August 14, 2000: Inter-month Spread Transactions are available for 5-year and 10-year JGB Futures.
Evening Session - September 18, 2000: Upon the introduction, 5-year and 10-year JGB Futures, inter-month spread transactions and Options on 10-year JGB Futures can be traded in the evening session.
Options on 5-year JGB Futures - November 20, 2000: January 2001 contract month and March 2001 contract month are available on the launch date. Options on 5-year JGB Futures can also be traded in the evening session.
In addition, new 5-year JGB Futures will start on May 8, 2000, as announced before.