Step two in reviving Tocom attract foreign and institutional money

Step two in reviving Tocom: attract foreign and institutional money 15 Sep 2009

Tokyo Commodity Exchange has unveiled a series of initiatives, including a remote membership programme, designed to propel it to the status of “primary derivatives exchange in Asia”.

Tocom said it “tentatively” hoped to roll out on October 8 the remote membership scheme and an initiative to recruit proprietary trading firms as members. But the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will have to approve the changes.

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