, formerly the is one of the sections of the
Tokyo Stock Exchange
The , abbreviated as Tosho () or TSE/TYO, is a stock exchange located in Tokyo, Japan.
The exchange is owned by Japan Exchange Group (JPX), a holding company that it also lists (), and operated by Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc., a wholly owned sub ...
. It was formerly an independent
stock exchange
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.
JASDAQ is not related to
NASDAQ
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in the United States, but has operated an electronic trading system similar to NASDAQ.
History
In 1963, the set up an
over-the-counter
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registration system for trading securities. This system was placed under the management of a private company, in 1976.
The JASDAQ automated quotation system became operational in 1991.
In 2004, JASDAQ received a permit from the Prime Minister to reorganize as a securities exchange. It became the first new securities exchange in Japan in almost fifty years.
On April 1, 2010, the
Osaka Securities Exchange acquired the JASDAQ Securities Exchange, and merged it with OSE's NEO and Nippon New Market-Hercules markets to form the "new" JASDAQ market.
Hours
The exchange has pre-market sessions from 08:00am to 09:00am and normal trading sessions from 09:00am to 03:00pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance.
[ Market Hours, JASDAQ Securities Exchange via Wikinvest]
See also
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List of East Asian stock exchanges
This is a list of Asian stock exchanges.
In the Asian region, there are multiple stock exchanges. As of 2025, the top 10 major stock exchanges in Asia as per market capitalisation are listed below.
* Shanghai Stock Exchange, China
* Tokyo St ...
*
List of stock exchanges
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References
External links
OSE JASDAQ Market
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Stock exchanges in Japan
Defunct stock exchanges
2010 mergers and acquisitions