OSE Trading Overview in June 2012 & First Half of 2012

Total derivative trading volume for the first half of 2012 was 103,080,701 units, which recorded its highest on a half-year basis.

The trading volume of Nikkei 225 mini and Nikkei 225 Options recorded its second highest on a half-year basis.

Trading volume ratio of Night Session to Day Session was 33.8%.

Trading volume for Night Session was 4,188,563 units.

Month-end open interest for Nikkei 225 Options in June 2012 was 3,020,868 units, which is the second highest on a monthly basis.

Trading value of Nikkei 225 Leveraged Index ETF (NEXT FUNDS Nikkei 225 Leveraged Index Exchange Traded Fund (1570)) and Nikkei 225 Inverse Index ETF (NEXT FUNDS Nikkei 225 Inverse Index Exchange Traded Fund (1571)) totaled Yen 137,489 Million

Trading value of KOKUSAI S&P500 VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES INDEX ETF was 14,627 million yen, which recorded the highest.

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