Number of Member Firms Employees, etc.
(Purpose)
These statistics are to provide the general public with the tendency of the number of
Member firms employees as one of indicators to show trends in the financial
instruments business industry.
(Definitions)
・“Employees” refer to persons as stipulated in Article 2, Item 6 of the JSDA’s selfregulatory rules, “Rules Concerning Employees of Association Members.”
・“Registered Sales Representatives” refer to persons as stipulated in Article 2, Item
1 of the JSDA’s self-regulatory rules, “Rules Concerning Qualification and
Registration, Etc., of Sales Representatives of Association Members.”
・“Officers” refer to persons as stipulated in Article 21, Paragraph 1, Item 1 of the
Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and Article 247-2 (i) of the Cabinet Office
Ordinance on Financial Instrument Business Operators, etc.
・“Sales Representative Qualifications” are those requirements stipulated in the items
of Article 4 of the JSDA’s self-regulatory rules, “Rules Concerning
Qualification and Registration, Etc. of Sales Representatives of Association
Members.”
・“Financial Instruments Intermediary Service Providers” refer to those persons or
bodies as stipulated in Article 3, Item 9 of the JSDA’s Article of Association.
(Data Source)
Data are gathered from reports (as of June 30 and December 31) submitted by
Association Members in accordance with Article 16 of the JSDA’s self-regulatory
rules, “Rules Concerning Employees of Association Members.”
(Notes for Users)
＜Number of Employees of Regular Members＞
＜Number of Employees of Specified Business Members＞
・Numbers are reported by regional associations responsible for the areas where the
head offices, branches or other offices are located.
・Employees that quit on the reporting date (June 30 or December. 31) are included
in the number of employees for that period.
・In the Registered Sales Representative column, out of the total number of
employees ((a)excluding directors but including operating officers, (b) including
contract, temporary, and part-time employees) that are registered as Sales
Representatives at the reporting date (June 30 or December. 31) are included in the
number of employees for that period regardless of their current job. Registered
Sales Representatives with more than one qualification are classified into a
qualification category ranked higher to avoid double counting. Qualification ranking
is as shown below.
《Qualification Ranking》
（Regular Members）
1.
Regular Member Class-1
2.
Margin transaction
3.
Regular Member Class-2
（Specified Business Members）
1.
Regular Member Class-1
2.
Special Member Class-1
＜Number of Employees of Special Members＞
・The total number of employees of Special Members includes directors (excluding
operating officers) and employees (including contract, temporary, and part-time
employees) that are registered as Sales Representatives at the reporting date (June
30 or December. 31) regardless of their current job.
・Employees that quit on the reporting date (June 30 or December. 31) are included
in the number of employees for that period.
・In the breakdown of employees in the Employees column, directors and employees
that are registered as Registered Sales Representatives at the reporting date are
recorded according to their types of Sales Representative Qualification held.
Registered Sales Representatives with more than one qualification are classified
into a qualification category ranked higher to avoid double counting. Qualification
ranking is as shown below.
《Qualification Ranking》
1.
2.
3.
Regular Member Class-1
Margin transaction
Regular Member Class-2
4.
5.
6.
Special Member Class-1
Special Member Class-2
Special Member Class-4
＜Number of Registered Sales Representatives of Financial Instruments Intermediary
Service Providers (Regular Members)＞
＜Number of Registered Sales Representatives of Financial Instruments Intermediary
Service Providers (Special Members)＞
Financial Instruments Intermediary Service Providers (companies and individuals)
that are registered as Registered Sales Representatives at the reporting date (June 30
or December. 31) are included in this number.
(Publication Timing)
These statistics are published on the JSDA website around August and February each
year.
These explanatory materials are intended to provide assistance to non-professionals using the statistical data
provided by the JSDA in understanding the specialized vocabulary used in statistics. The definitions and other
explanations used are not necessarily based on laws or other regulations.