Phillip Securities Japan Reaches the Top 10 Volume for Gold, Gold (mini) and Rubber on TOCOM

CHICAGO, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Phillip Futures Inc., a subsidiary of PhillipCapital is pleased to announce that its Japanese affiliate, Phillip Securities Japan, is lined up within the top 10 volume of Gold, Gold (mini) and Rubber traded on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM.) This announcement comes within one year of the firm acquiring broker membership on TOCOM.

Trade Date: April 18, 2013[1]

Gold, Gold (mini) and Rubber are three of the more popular products traded on TOCOM. In 2012, these three products accounted for 66 percent of all products traded on TOCOM[2].

Phillip Securities is one of a few of TOCOM members also with a U.S. presence, via Chicago-based Phillip Futures. For customers in the U.S. wishing to trade on TOCOM, Phillip Futures currently offers TOCOM on CQG, and will soon offer on Trading Technologies International (TT) as well. In addition to TOCOM, Phillip Group member companies are clearing members of many of the major Asian futures exchanges including Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE).

For more information, visit www.PhillipUSA.com or contact us at [email protected].   

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About PhillipCapital

Since 1975, PhillipCapital has grown as an integrated Asian financial house with a global presence that offers a full range of quality and innovative services to retail, corporate and institutional customers.

Our comprehensive suite of financial products and services includes fund management, managed accounts, unit trusts, insurance planning, regular savings, contracts for difference, exchange traded funds, investment research, equity financing, property; and broking in bonds, securities, futures, foreign exchange, precious metals and commodities. Institutions can also benefit from our corporate finance and advisory services as well as information technology solutions.

With more than 3,500 employees and over 800,000 clients worldwide, our assets under management totals to more than USD 22 Billion with shareholders' funds in excess of USD 1 Billion.

PhillipCapital (with headquarters in Singapore) operates in the financial hubs of 16 countries, with offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, China, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, UAE, UK, France, Turkey, Australia and USA.

About Phillip Futures Inc.
Established as a Chicago-based futures commission merchant (FCM) in 2010, Phillip Futures Inc. is a member of the Singapore-based PhillipCapital with full clearing membership to the CME Group, NYSE LIFFE US and CFE. Through PhillipCapital, we offer access to over 20 derivative exchanges and have one of the most comprehensive offerings in the United States of direct market access to Asia futures markets, including SGX, TOCOM, BMD, and others. We were listed among the Top 50 Brokers in Futures Magazine, ranking #34 in 2012.

About Phillip Securities Japan, Ltd
Established in 1920 as Jyoko Nobuhiro Inc, Phillip Securities Japan is PhillipCapital's securities arm in Japan. The firm is a member of TOCOM, TSE, OSE (Jasdaq & Futures) and Tokyo AIM. With more than 120 employees, Philip Securities Japan provide Japanese Equities, Asian Equities, US Equities, Bonds, FX, Funds and Futures to B2C and B2B clients, via face to face phone, call center and internet. We are among only a few securities companies to have both TOCOM and OSE membership.

[1] Source: http://www.tocom.or.jp/souba/baibai_top10/index.html
[2] Source: http://www.tocom.or.jp/historical/dekidaka.html

SOURCE Phillip Futures