Tokyo Stock Exchange: TOPIX Futures Trading Volume For 2005 Sets Record High!

We are pleased to inform you that trading volume on TOPIX Futures contract (all contracts) set a yearly record-high, 12,785,962 contracts, 24.1% increase compared to the previous year.
Trading volume on JGB futures is increasing rapidly.

Products	Annual trading volume	Percentage change (y/y)	Open Interest (Year End)
TOPIX Futures	12,785,962 (Units) (Record High!)	+24.1%	386,735(Units)
TOPIX Options	20,004 (Units)	+13.4%	3,550(Units)
Equity Options	201,798 (Units)	+15.7%	11,906(Units)
10-year JGB Futures	9,844,617(100 mil. yen)	+22.7%	116,936(100 mil. yen)
Options on 10-year JGB Futures	1,699,037 (units)	+34.5%	22,939(units)

<TOPIX Futures Annual Trading Volume and Year-End Open Interest>

<JGB Futures & Options on JGB Futures Annual Trading Volume and Year-End Open Interest>

(*) Since the data of 2005 is based on a prompt data, it may be revised afterwards.