Taro Izuchi

SBI Securities Co., Ltd. is the broker/dealer subsidiary of SBI Financial Services Co. Ltd., itself a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8473) in Japan. The firm was founded in 1944 as SBI eTrade Securities Co., Ltd. and changed their name to SBI Securities Co., Ltd. in 2008. Headquartered in Tokyo, SBI Securities provides securities trading, underwriting and private placement services, which are offered through the Internet and call centers. Besides domestic stocks, the product lineup extends to investment trusts, foreign stocks, futures and options, FX (foreign exchange margin trading), domestic and foreign bonds, etc. to meet the various needs of investors, supporting efficient fund management of individual investors.

SBI Investment Co., Ltd. (SBI Investment) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SBI Holdings, Inc. (TK: 8473) headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was formed in 2005 through the merger of SBI Ventures K.K., Softbank Contents Partners Corp. and Biovision Capital Corp.

SBI Financial Services Co., Ltd. operates as an intermediary holding company that engages in the financial service business. The company was founded in June 2012 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI Money Plaza KK engages in the financial products brokerage business. It also involves in investment advice, banking and insurance services; money lending and mortgage agency business. The company was founded on March 31, 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI Japannext Co., Ltd. operates an online trading system. It creates a proprietary trading system venue to replicate the electronic connection networks in the United States serving as an after-hours market for online users. The company was founded on November 8, 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.