# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第百五十六条の五の二 (Article 156-5-2)

- 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: 第百五十六条の五の二 (Article 156-5-2)（資本金の額） — address `art-156-5-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第百五十六条の五の二（資本金の額） — (Amount of Stated Capital)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-156-5-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-5-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-5-2</sup>

  **第一項**  金融商品取引清算機関（金融商品取引清算機関が金融商品取引所である場合を除く。次条、第百五十六条の五の五第一項から第五項まで、第百五十六条の五の六第一項、第百五十六条の五の八、第百五十六条の五の九第一項及び第二項、第百五十六条の五の十第二項、第百五十六条の六第二項及び第三項、第百五十六条の十二の二から第百五十六条の十四まで並びに第百五十六条の十七第一項において同じ。）の資本金の額は、政令で定める金額以上でなければならない。
  <sup>art-156-5-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-5-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-5-2/par-1</sup>
  The stated capital of a financial instruments clearing organization (other than a financial instruments clearing organization that is a financial instruments exchange; hereinafter the same applies in the following Article; Article 156-5-5, paragraphs (1) through (5); Article 156-5-6, paragraph (1); Article 156-5-8; Article 156-5-9, paragraphs (1) and (2); Article 156-5-10, paragraph (2); Article 156-6, paragraphs (2) and (3); Article 156-12-2 to Article 156-14; and Article 156-17, paragraph (1)) must be at least the amount specified by Cabinet Order.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-156-5-2/par-1: 次条 → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の五の三 (Article 156-5-3), art-156-5-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-5-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-5-3
- art-156-5-2/par-1: 第百五十六条の五の五第一項から第五項まで → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の五の五第一項 (Article 156-5-5, paragraph (1)), art-156-5-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-5-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-5-5/par-1
- art-156-5-2/par-1: 第百五十六条の五の五第一項から第五項まで → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の五の五第二項 (Article 156-5-5, paragraph (2)), art-156-5-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-5-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-5-5/par-2
- art-156-5-2/par-1: 第百五十六条の五の五第一項から第五項まで → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の五の五第三項 (Article 156-5-5, paragraph (3)), art-156-5-5/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-5-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-5-5/par-3
- art-156-5-2/par-1: 第百五十六条の五の五第一項から第五項まで → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の五の五第四項 (Article 156-5-5, paragraph (4)), art-156-5-5/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-5-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-5-5/par-4
- art-156-5-2/par-1: 第百五十六条の五の五第一項から第五項まで → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の五の五第五項 (Article 156-5-5, paragraph (5)), art-156-5-5/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-5-5/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-5-5/par-5
- art-156-5-2/par-1: 第百五十六条の五の六第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の五の六第一項 (Article 156-5-6, paragraph (1)), art-156-5-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-5-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-5-6/par-1
- art-156-5-2/par-1: 第百五十六条の五の八 → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の五の八 (Article 156-5-8), art-156-5-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-5-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-5-8
- art-156-5-2/par-1: 第百五十六条の五の九第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の五の九第一項 (Article 156-5-9, paragraph (1)), art-156-5-9/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-5-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-5-9/par-1
- art-156-5-2/par-1: 第二項 → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の五の九第二項 (Article 156-5-9, paragraph (2)), art-156-5-9/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-5-9/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-5-9/par-2
- art-156-5-2/par-1: 第百五十六条の五の十第二項 → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の五の十第二項 (Article 156-5-10, paragraph (2)), art-156-5-10/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-5-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-5-10/par-2
- art-156-5-2/par-1: 第百五十六条の六第二項 → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の六第二項 (Article 156-6, paragraph (2)), art-156-6/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-6/par-2
- art-156-5-2/par-1: 第三項 → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の六第三項 (Article 156-6, paragraph (3)), art-156-6/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-6/par-3
- art-156-5-2/par-1: 第百五十六条の十二の二から第百五十六条の十四まで → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の十二の二 (Article 156-12-2), art-156-12-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-12-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-12-2
- art-156-5-2/par-1: 第百五十六条の十二の二から第百五十六条の十四まで → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の十二の三 (Article 156-12-3), art-156-12-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-12-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-12-3
- art-156-5-2/par-1: 第百五十六条の十二の二から第百五十六条の十四まで → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の十三 (Article 156-13), art-156-13 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-13
- art-156-5-2/par-1: 第百五十六条の十二の二から第百五十六条の十四まで → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の十四 (Article 156-14), art-156-14 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-14
- art-156-5-2/par-1: 第百五十六条の十七第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の十七第一項 (Article 156-17, paragraph (1)), art-156-17/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-17/par-1

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の二十二第一項（内閣府令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-22/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
