# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第百十八条 (Article 118)

- Law: 金融商品取引法 (Financial Instruments and Exchange Act), 昭和二十三年法律第二十五号
- English title "Financial Instruments and Exchange Act": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第百十八条 (Article 118)（標準物） — address `art-118`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第百十八条（標準物） — (Standardized Instruments)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-118 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-118 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-118</sup>

  **第一項**  金融商品取引所は、定款の定めるところにより、市場デリバティブ取引のため、第二条第二十四項第五号に掲げる標準物を設定することができる。
  <sup>art-118/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-118/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-118/par-1</sup>
  A financial instruments exchange may use a standardized instrument as set forth in Article 2, paragraph (24), item (v) for market derivatives transactions, in accordance with the articles of incorporation.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  前項の場合において、金融商品取引所は、標準物の条件その他の標準物の取引に関し必要な事項を、業務規程で定めなければならない。
  <sup>art-118/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-118/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-118/par-2</sup>
  In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the financial instruments exchange must make provisions in its operational rules for the conditions of the standardized instrument and necessary particulars otherwise relevant to transactions in standardized instruments.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-118/par-1: 第二条第二十四項第五号 → 金融商品取引法 第二条第二十四項第五号 (Article 2, paragraph (24), item (v)), art-2/par-24/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-2/par-24/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-2/par-24/item-5
- art-118/par-2: 前項 → 金融商品取引法 第百十八条第一項 (Article 118, paragraph (1)), art-118/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-118/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-118/par-1

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 金融商品取引法 第百十八条第二項（標準物） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-118/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-118/par-2
- 金融商品取引法 第百五十四条の二第一項（内閣府令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-154-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-154-2/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 金融商品取引法 — the text in force from 2026-08-12 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000025/20260812_508AC0000000064), retrieved 2026-10-22
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4633/tb), retrieved 2026-10-22
- This site's parser, version 212 — 金融商品取引法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-22
