Tokyo Stock Exchange: Temporary Suspension Of Evening Session For Options Contracts On October 2nd.

Date 01/10/2009

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) has decided that TSE will launch a new options trading platform called "Tdex+ system" on October 5th, 2009.

In order to migrate over to the Tdex+ system, TSE will temporarily suspend evening session for Options on JGB futures and index options contracts as follows;

MTEMPORARY SUSPENSION

Products:

TOPIX options
Options on JGB futures

Date and Time:

Evening Session on October 2nd

TOPIX Options:

Auction
Temporary Suspension 4:30pm.-7:00pm.

ToSTNeT (Off-auction)
Temporary Suspension 4:30pm.-7:10pm.

Options on JGB futures:

Auction
Temporary Suspension 3:30pm.-6:00pm.

ToSTNeT (Off-auction)
Temporary Suspension 3:30pm.-6:20pm.

*Evening session for all futures contracts will be operated as usual.