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- The Kosei Securities Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based general securities company founded in 1961 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan. The company primarily engages in the dealing, brokerage, underwriting, and selling of a wide range of financial products including domestic and foreign stocks, bonds, mutual funds, futures/options, real estate investment trusts, and insurance. Its core business encompasses securities trading, index futures trading, options trading, foreign market securities futures trading, brokerage services, agency and representation for securities transactions, underwriting and secondary offerings, and handling private placements. The company serves clients in financing and asset management through the financial and capital markets predominantly within Japan. Recently, Kosei Securities has made significant operational advancements through the launch of the IBM Cloud-based system, KICS Cloud, which supports a comprehensive range of securities business functions from front to back office. This cloud adoption leverages IBM i and IBM MQ technologies for stable, cost-efficient, and flexible service delivery, enhancing customer interfaces, speeding new service deployment, and supporting the digital transformation of securities operations. The company also integrates APIs widely used in the securities industry to improve operational efficiency. These technology-driven changes represent Kosei Securities' strategic focus on digital innovation and enhanced service competitiveness within the investment and financial services sector. The company operates independently and continues to serve primarily the Japanese market with a workforce of around 40 employees.