Nissan Securities Group Co., Ltd. announced on June 21 that its subsidiary, Nissan Securities Co., Ltd. was awarded by Osaka Exchange (OSE) and Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) because it achieved the top performance in“New user program”in FY 2022. It was given for engaging the largest number of new investors. The program has been practiced for aiming to expand number of investors and to promote participation of new investors from point of view for improvement market liquidity in the futures markets at the two exchanges. Nissan Securities has taken part in the program to aim for expansion of customer base in its wholesale business.
Nissan Securities recorded engaging the largest number of new investors for two years in a row following FY 2021, resulting in being awarded because the company contributed with number of trading customers and to improvement of market liquidity.
The company was also awarded a trophy by OSE because it contributed with taking part in the primary market maker at“3－month TONA futures”listed on the exchange.(see the photo)
Moreover, the company put out the following comment in its press release.
“Our wholesale business provides trading at a reasonable price in the domestic derivatives markets (Osaka Exchange, Tokyo Financial Exchange, Tokyo Commodity Exchange and Osaka Exchange) and the major overseas derivatives markets (CME, ICE, Eurex, SGX, etc.) as well as the domestic stock markets such as Tokyo Stock Exchange, etc. to domestic and foreign professional investors. Furthermore, we focus on providing trading systems and environment of high frequency trading to professional investors, and application support service for trading, etc., so our business has been utilized by not only financial users such as financial institutions, hedge funds, prop traders like high frequency traders, etc. but also business entities hedging with metals, energies, agricultural products, etc.. We make efforts to expand customer base and to improve customer service more, and contribute for expansion of the financial futures markets and the commodity futures markets ”.

（Futures Tribune・issued June 27, 2023・no.3224）