| 1971 | Founded as Japan’s first financial information vendor, “Quotation Information Center K.K.” |
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| 1974 | Launched “VIDEO-I” service, Japan’s first online real-time securities information system |
| 1976 | Launched “VIDEO-I” service in Hong Kong (the first Japanese commercial online system launched overseas) |
| 1983 | Established QUICK Electronics Services Corp. to provide maintenance service for various systems |
| 1984 | Launched “Index Board” service, financial indicators listing system |
| 1986 | Launched “QUICK-10” service, comprehensive financial information system |
| 1987 | Introduced corporate identity to become a global financial information provider and renamed QUICK Corp. Established London subsidiary (changed to branch status in 1994) |
| 1988 | Established New York subsidiary |
| 1989 | Established Hong Kong subsidiary (changed to representative office in 1999) |
| 1993 | Launched “QUICK-21 watch” service to provide real-time financial information |
| 1994 | Launched QUICK Monthly Market Survey |
| 1996 | Launched “QUICK-IS” service, comprehensive financial information system for the open era |
| 1997 | Launched “QUICK TradeNet” service, an order routing and execution link between institutional investors and securities companies |
| 1998 | Launched “QUICK IS-Web” service for online trading, etc., ahead of the Internet age arrival |
| 2000 | Established “QUICK Business Research Institute Corp.” (renamed QBR Corp. in 2002), specialized corporate analysis information provider, amidst the booming direct finance market Launched full-scale operation of the “QUICK LevelX” series, supporting securities and financial retail sales |
| 2002 | Launched full-scale operation of “QUICK ActiveManager,” which caters to all kinds of operations by financial professionals |
| 2004 | Launched “QUICK China Financial Web” service |
| 2005 | Relocated head office to Nihonbashi Muromachi, Tokyo |
| 2006 | Launched “Astra Consultant” service, total solutions for asset management consulting sales for individual investors |
| 2007 | Launched “Astra Manager” service, asset management solutions for market analysis and portfolio management |
| 2010 | Received two awards from the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Best Real-Time Data Vendor 2010 and Long-Term Contract Information Vendor 2010, for the use of information distribution |
| 2012 | Launched “QUICK-FACTSET Global Web” service, providing global corporate information in Japanese |
| 2013 | Launched “Qr1” (QUICK LevelX r1), next-generation service for securities and financial professionals |
| 2014 | Established QUICK ESG Research Center Formed a business alliance with U.K.-based Eiris and launched QUICK ESG services Embarked on business in Asia through a business alliance with Malaysia-based N2N Connect and Vietnam-based StoxPlus Launched “IRroid,” information dissemination platform combining Japanese subculture and IR |
| 2015 | Launched “QUICK FactSet Workstation” in collaboration with U.S.-based FactSet Launched “QUICK Money World” website for individual investors |
| 2016 | Renewed the QUICK corporate logo and introduced a new brand design Merged with QBR Corp. and established Corporate Valuation Research Center and Asset Management Research Center Invested in and formed a business alliance with an energy information provider, Rim Intelligence Co. |
| 2017 | Obtained top-level “Eruboshi” certification, based on the Act on Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace |
| 2018 | Launched “QUICK Workstation” service, comprehensive financial information service integrating all of QUICK’s information and analytical know-how |
| 2019 | Established Financial Digital Solutions, Ltd. jointly with Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. Formed capital and business alliance with SCRIPTS Asia and started providing event transcripts for investors |
| 2021 | Established QUICK Benchmarks Inc. (QBS), the TORF provider Marked 50th anniversary and relocated head office to Nihonbashi Kabutocho, Tokyo |
| 2022 | Established QUICK Trading Technologies Corp. (QTT) |
| 2023 | Launched full-scale operation of financial education support business Launched “QUICK Smart Brain” service using generative AI |
| 2025 |
Launched the “QUICK Bitcoin Index” and “QUICK Bitcoin Real-time Index,” serving as price benchmarks in Japan Introduced the “Customer Asset Data Integration Service” for the financial information service Qr1 Launched the “QUICK Payroll Index,” Japan’s first wage index based on payroll data, in collaboration with Payroll Inc |
