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Our History


1927 Jul. Established as Tokabu Daiko Co., Ltd.
1943 Sep. Name changed to Tokyo Securities Co., Ltd.
1949 Dec. Name changed to Japan Securities Finance Co., Ltd.
1950 Feb. Launched operations as a specialized securities finance institution
Apr. Began current account transactions with the Bank of Japan;
listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
May. Launched lending business as a transitional measure prior to the introduction of a margin transaction system
1951 Jun. Launched loans for margin transactions with the establishment of a margin transaction system
1955 Dec. Established branch offices by acquiring the complete operations of securities finance companies in Hokkaido, Niigata, and Fukuoka
1956 Apr. Granted license according to the Securities and Exchange Law
1960 Feb. Launched business in loans secured by bonds
1967 Aug. Launched revolving credit line lending of short-term working funds to securities companies
1968 Dec. Launched bond financing business with the aim of facilitating bond underwriting and circulation
1977 Mar. Launched general stock loan business to lend stock certificates to securities companies separate from the margin transaction business
Dec. Launched BOJ agency business after designation by the BOJ as a government bond principal and interest payment agent
1979 Oct. Launched agency services for a portion of BOJ operations following the establishment of the substitute certificate system for registered bond system for bond financing
1985 Nov. Launched in secured loans on securities using a revolving credit line format that accepts securities deposited by customers at a securities company as collateral
1987 Jun. Launched trading via JSF Online System after developing a network among securities companies
1989 May. Launched bond borrowing and lending transaction with securities companies and financial institutions as customers
1996 Apr. Launched cash-collateral bond borrowing and lending transaction
1998 Nov. Established JSF Trust and Banking Co., Ltd.
2000 Mar. Launched securities business limited to Gensaki for treasury bills, etc.
2002 Feb. Launched e Stock Lending - stock borrowing and lending transaction system
Apr. Began handling "new" Gensaki
2003 Nov. Increased in capital of JSF Trust and Banking Co., Ltd
2004 Apr. Launched Margin Transaction Business for JASDAQ market
May. Renewed JSF Online System, Launched trading via JSFNET
2005 Oct. Launched Loans for Negotiable Margin Transaction Business
2013 Jul. Merged with Osaka Securities Finance Co.,Ltd.
2017 Apr. Launched margin loans business for the Nagoya Stock Exchange