Masashi Suzuki

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (野村證券株式会社, Nomura Shōken Kabushiki-gaisha; NSC) is a Japanese financial services company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings. It is based in Tokyo, Japan. The original Nomura Securities was established on December 25, 1925, in Osaka. On October 1, 2001, Nomura Securities was converted into a holding company and renamed Nomura Holdings.

A new subsidiary, the current Nomura Securities, was established to operate the securities business under Nomura Holdings. It is named after its founder Tokushichi Nomura II, a wealthy Japanese businessman and investor.