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FOREX.com Launches Overnight Trading in Japan Stock CFDs and Knock-Out Options
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FOREX.com, the online trading brand of StoneX (SNEX ) Group, launched Japan Stock CFDs and Japan Stock CFD Knock-Out Options on August 24, 2026, making selected instruments referencing individual Japanese equities tradable from 5:25 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. Japan Standard Time. The Tokyo Stock Exchange’s cash session runs from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. JST, so the new window sits entirely outside the hours when the underlying shares trade in Tokyo. Operated by StoneX Securities Co., Ltd., a wholly owned StoneX subsidiary registered with Japan’s Financial Services Agency, the service is what the company describes as the first and only platform in Japan offering overnight trading in these products, based on its own survey of seven major domestic FX/CFD providers and online securities firms as of August 19, 2026.
The launch pairs two instruments with different loss mechanics. Japan Stock CFDs give clients exposure to price movements in selected Japanese equities without owning the underlying shares, offered with zero commission, though spreads, financing costs, dividend adjustments and other costs or adjustments may apply. Japan Stock CFD Knock-Out Options add a pre-set knock-out level at which the position closes automatically; in principle the maximum loss is limited to the premium paid at the outset, although the company’s own disclosure states that actual execution may differ from expectations during sudden market moves, reduced liquidity, or other market conditions.
The overnight list covers 25 names spanning semiconductors, autos, banks and consumer groups: Advantest, Tokyo Electron, Kioxia, Fujikura, Hitachi, Sony Group, Canon, Kyocera, NTT, SoftBank Group, Toyota Motor (TM ), Honda Motor (HMC ), Nissan Motor, Bridgestone, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (MUFG ) Group, Mizuho Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, ORIX, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Corporation, Aeon, Nintendo, Central Japan Railway Company, and Metaplanet.
Johan Gade, Head of Retail – Japan, framed the product around when information actually arrives:
“Our focus is on giving clients greater flexibility to navigate markets on their terms. By extending trading hours for selected Japan Stock CFDs and Knock-Out Options, we are responding directly to the reality that market-moving information does not stop when the domestic equity market closes.”
What a Knock-Out Level Does — and What It Cannot Do
The two products price the same underlying stocks, but they allocate risk differently. Japan Stock CFDs let clients take positions on price movements in selected Japanese equities without owning the underlying shares. The knock-out option caps the stated worst case at the premium paid, because the position terminates automatically once the underlying touches the knock-out level the client sets at entry.
The qualifier the company attaches to that cap is the one that matters overnight. A knock-out is executed at the price available when the close-out actually fills, not necessarily at the level on the ticket. The company’s own disclosure warns that actual execution may differ from expectations during periods of sudden market movement, reduced liquidity, or other market conditions. The same gap risk applies to the CFD side, where a stop is an instruction, not a floor.
The Retail Business Behind the Launch
The launch lands in the part of StoneX that has been shrinking while the rest of the group grows. In the fiscal third quarter ended June 30, 2026, reported on August 5, 2026, the Self-Directed/Retail segment produced operating revenues of $96.3 million, down 13% from $110.7 million a year earlier, and segment income of $24.9 million, down 36%. Inside that segment, FX/CFD contracts generated operating revenues of $64.7 million, down 19%, on average daily volume of $6.8 billion, down 27% from $9.3 billion in the prior-year quarter.
Group-wide, the picture is inverted: quarterly net operating revenues rose 47% to $719.7 million and net income doubled to $127.9 million, driven by the Commercial and Institutional segments and the integration of R.J. O’Brien, acquired effective July 31, 2025. StoneX, which acquired feed and animal-protein trader Advanced Marketing Group earlier in August 2026, reports more than 260,000 retail accounts across its network. Retail is the one major segment running below its prior-year revenue line, which is the commercial context for adding product hours and structures in one of FOREX.com’s regulated home markets.
By the Numbers
- Overnight trading window: 5:25 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. JST, per the launch release
- Instruments at launch: 25 Japanese equities, referenced by both CFDs and knock-out options
- Self-Directed/Retail segment operating revenue, fiscal Q3 2026: $96.3 million, down 13% year over year
- Retail FX/CFD average daily volume, fiscal Q3 2026: $6.8 billion, down 27% year over year
- Group net operating revenues, fiscal Q3 2026: $719.7 million, up 47%
The “first and only” claim carries the company’s own footnote: it reflects StoneX Securities’ review of competitor websites as of August 19, 2026, and excludes stock index CFDs, physical equity after-hours venues, margin trading, futures, and foreign stock CFDs from the comparison.
