JPX Osaka head office and Osaka IPO center (Osaka Securities Exchange Building)
The roots of JPX trace back to November 22, 2011, when TSE and OSE decided to merge into one, as a solution to slowing market conditions in Japan.[11] The merger was subsequently approved on July 5, 2012 when the Japan Fair Trade Commission approved the TSE-OSE merger, paving the way for the formation of JPX.[12] On January 1, 2013, JPX was launched.[13] The remainder of the merger was realized through a series of changes:
On January 4, 2013, JPX was listed at TSE's First Section (8697). JPX also assumed OSE's own ticker symbol (also 8697).[13]
On July 16, 2013, The cash equity market of OSE was transferred and integrated into TSE.[13] The self-regulatory operations of OSE were integrated into Tokyo Stock Exchange Regulation.[13] The derivativesclearing operations of OSE were integrated into Japan Securities Clearing Corporation.[13]
On October 1, 2013, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation merged with Japan Government Bond Clearing Corporation.[13]
On March 24, 2014, Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd was renamed Osaka Exchange, Inc. The TSE derivatives market was transferred and integrated into OSE.[13]
On April 1, 2014, Tokyo Stock Exchange Regulation was renamed Japan Exchange Regulation.[13]
On July 11, 2014 JPX signed a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bank of China Limited.[13]
On November 1, 2014, TSE and OSE opened a joint representative office in Hong Kong.[13]
In May 2015, TSE and OSE opened a joint branch office in Singapore.[13]
On October 1, 2019, JPX acquired Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM), to expand its derivatives trading business in the commodity market. In turn, TOCOM became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Group.[13]
On November 25, 2021, JPX launched a new subsidiary, JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc. (JPXI), which would provide financial market data and index services and system-related services to financial data vendors.[14]
On April 1, 2022, in order to strengthen business activities in the Kansai region, JPX established Osaka Head Office and Osaka IPO Center in the Osaka Securities Exchange Building at Kitahama, Osaka.[15][16] The Osaka site would take over the entire operations of JPX in the event of a wide-ranging disaster in the National Capital Region.[16] TSE and OSE transferred and integrated their data and digital businesses into JPXI.[17] TSE also merged its IT services arm, Tosho System Service Co., Ltd. (TSS), into JPXI, which would inherit the rights and obligations of all business carried out by TSS, such as system development, operations, consulting, and telecommunication services.[17]
