This page outlines the regulatory status of JSCC (Japan Securities Clearing Corporation). JSCC was licensed in January 2003 as a Financial Instruments Clearing Organization under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, and in July 2020 obtained a license for commodity transaction debt assumption services under the Commodity Derivatives Act following the integration of clearing functions from Japan Commodity Clearing House Co., Ltd. JSCC is directly regulated and supervised by Japan's Financial Services Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. It qualifies as a Qualifying Central Counterparty and provides clearing participants with necessary information for credit risk calculation on a monthly basis.
