OSE Nikkei 225 Mini

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OSE Nikkei 225 Mini futures trade on the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE). They were launched on July 18, 2006 . The Nikkei 225 is the stock index that Nikkei Inc. composed with shares of 225 companies listed on Japanese stock exchanges.

In 2007, OSE Nikkei 225 Mini futures traded 49.107 million contracts .

OSE Nikkei 225 mini futures
Exchange	Osaka Securities Exchange
Settlement	Cash settled
Contract Size	Nikkei 225 × ¥100
Pricing Unit	100 yen
Tick Value	500 Yen
Contract Months	2 months in the March quarterly cycle: Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec (Maximum trading period: 6 months)
Last Trading Day	The business day preceding the second Friday of each contract month (When the second Friday is a non-business day, it shall be the preceding business day.) Trading in a new contract month begins on the business day following the last trading day.
Note: This contract is electronic ONLY -- no open outcry
	No Open Outcry	Electronic
Trading Hours	N/A	9:00 - 11:00, 12:30 - 15:10, 16:30 - 19:00 JST; (9:00 - 11:10 on a half-trading day)
Ticker Symbol	N/A	N/A
Price Limits	N/A	Contracts of less than ¥12,500 = ¥2,000 up/down limit Contracts from ¥12,500 - less than ¥17,500 = ¥3,000 up/down limit Contracts from ¥17,500 - less than ¥22,500 = ¥4,000 up/down limit Contracts from ¥22,500 - less than ¥27,500 = ¥5,000 up/down limit Contracts from ¥27,500 - less than ¥32,500 = ¥6,000 up/down limit Contracts from ¥32,500 - less than ¥37,500 = ¥7,000 up/down limit Contracts from ¥37,500 - less than ¥42,500 = ¥8,000 up/down limit Contracts from ¥42,500 or more = ¥9,000 up/down limit