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10 unusual facts about Tokyo Stock Exchange


Alternative Investment Market

On 29 January 2009 it was announced that AIM is to form the basis of an Asian-orientated growth or incubator market called 'Tokyo AIM', which will be run as a joint venture between the Tokyo Stock Exchange and LSE.

China Concepts Stock

Currently, there are China Concepts Stock listed in several major stock exchange around the globe, which includes: SEHK, SGX, NYSENASDAQAMEXLSEEuronextTSE.

Hajime Satomi

Sammy experienced significant growth when it began manufacturing machines for the pachislot and pachinko industry (one of Japan's most popular forms of gambling) and was successfully listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in March 2001.

Laila Macharia

There, she coordinated a US$5 billion multi-currency bond financing program and supported a similar US$4 billion program issuing securities on the New York, Luxembourg and Tokyo Stock Exchanges.

Nexon Co. Ltd.

Nexon went public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on December 13, 2011 in an initial public offering, the largest in Japan for 2011 and the second largest by a technological company for 2011 worldwide.

Real estate investment trust

J-REIT securities are traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and most service providers of the J-REITs are Japanese real estate companies, Japanese conglomerates and foreign investment banks.

Stephen Kevin Smith

Professor Smith is a founder-member of biomedical start-ups Metris Therapeutics Ltd and GNI Group, the latter undertaking a successful IPO in 2007 and now listed on the Mothers section (comprising high-growth start-ups) of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Tokyo Stock Exchange

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the TSE are developing jointly traded products and share technology, marking the latest cross-border deal among bourses as international competition heats up.

In July 2008 the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the TSE announced a new joint venture Tokyo-based market, which will be based on the LSE's Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

Upgrade

For example, in October 2005, a glitch in a software upgrade caused trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to shut down for most of the day.