JPX to Launch PoC Project to Promote Trading Utilizing IT and Data Analysis

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) announced today that it will launch a Proof of Concept (PoC) Project by providing an environment to promote trading utilizing IT and data analysis for investors interested in data science. AlpacaJapan Co., Ltd., a provider of new collaboration platform with Human & AI for the global capital markets, will be the IT support vendor. 

JPX finds that in recent years, trading by retail investors using IT and data analysis has been increasing in both overseas and Japan's markets. Based on this finding, JPX is conducting PoC testing for the possibility of usage by providing data through API and free-of-charge learning contents such as tutorials for financial data analysis using IT, as well as by holding a data analysis competition.

In the PoC testing, financial data and learning contents will be provided free of charge. JPX hope it will serve as an opportunity for traders with all levels of knowledge of financial data and data analysis to learn about investment methods by using IT to perform portfolio analysis.

JPX will consider providing an environment that makes it easy for retail investors to conduct trading using IT and data analysis, based on the results of the PoC testing.