Mothers (Tokyo Stock Exchange)

Mothers (Japanese: マザーズ) is one of Tokyo Stock Exchange's sections or markets, where the shares of startup companies are listed and traded. Its name is said to come from an acronym of "Market of the high-growth and emerging stocks".

TSE also has JASDAQ for a similar purpose but with different requirements, which it acquired when it merged with Osaka Stock Exchange to form Japan Exchange Group in 2013.

History

Mothers was established in November 1999 in Tokyo Stock Exchange, as an ante to NASDAQ Japan of Osaka Stock Exchange. In December 1999, it had its start by trading shares of two emerging companies, one of which is already delisted.

As of March 2013, the shares of 185 companies were listed in Mothers, of which 138 companies (74%) were from Tokyo; and 37.7% of all companies were in the IT industry, and 21.1% from the Service industry.[1] As of March 31, 2018, 245 companies' shares were listed in Mothers, against 701 companies in JASDAQ.[2]

gollark: Although they can't really patent your software because something something prior art.
gollark: Why? That would stop other people from being able to use it, possibly.
gollark: The potatOS privacy policy can be conveniently viewed online: https://osmarks.tk/p3.html
gollark: > Oh, I thought you meant rights like " by using this software you agree to sell your soul and freedom to us".Oh, like the potatOS privacy policy!
gollark: That isn't particularly weird, that's how intellectual property works. Which is weird, I suppose.

See also

References
  1. Distribution in Areas and Industries (2013) Archived 2011-11-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  2. Number of Listed Companies/Shares (as of March 31, 2018)
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