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Osaka Securities Exchange: Trading Overview In December 2007 & Year 2007

Date 29/12/2007

OSE announced trading overview (preliminary estimates) in Year 2007 & December 2007.

[Overview]
1. Trading Overview in Year 2007
  (1) Derivatives Markets
  (Total of Futures & Options Trading)  108,916,811 units  593 trillion and 593.1 billion yen
    The annual derivatives trading volume exceeded 100 million units for the first time in Japan. The both trading volume and trading value hit the record-high.
  (Nikkei 225 Futures)    30,084,781 units
    Hit the record-high on a calendar year basis. The annual trading volume exceeded 30 million units for the first time.
  (Nikkei 225 mini)    49,107,059 units
    Amounted 1.6 times of the trading volume of Nikkei 225 Futures within a year, and has grown to be the biggest domestic financial products.
  (Nikkei 225 Options)    29,181,438 units
    Hit the record-high on a calendar year basis. Renewed the record for 5 consecutive years by a calendar year basis.
  (2) Cash Markets
  (Total of Stocks)    Trading value: 31 trillion and 139.4 billion yen
    The listed issues with positive earnings were actively traded, and exceeded 30 trillion yen since 2000.
  (ETF)  Trading volume: 146.13 million units  Trading value: 2 trillion and 385.1 billion yen
    The both trading volume and trading value hit the record-high by a calendar year basis.
2. Trading Overview in December 2007 (Monthly)
  (1) Derivatives Markets
  (Total of Futures & Options Trading)    9,638,885 units
    Recorded the highest monthly trading volume among the past Decembers.
  (Nikkei 225 Futures) 2,545,358 units (evening sessions 91,620 units: 3.7% of morning & afternoon sessions)
    Hit the record-high on a calendar year basis. The annual trading volume exceeded 30 million units for the first time.
  (Nikkei 225 mini) 4,989,697 units (evening sessions 367,937 units: 8.0% of morning & afternoon sessions)
    Recorded the highest monthly trading volume among the past Decembers.
  (Nikkei 225 Options) 2,060,195 units (evening sessions 82,504 units: 4.2% of morning & afternoon sessions)
    Recorded the second high monthly trading volume among the past Decembers.
  (2) Cash Markets
  (1st Section)    Trading value: 1 trillion and 720.8 billion yen
    The listed issues with positive earnings were actively traded, and the trading value recorded 55.5% increase of the same month last year.

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Trading Overview in December 2007 & Year 2007