shares, and thus the panic began to drive up the price. Nomura watched the price rise continually from 35 to 50 yen. By the end of 1915 the shares had risen to 100 yen, quintupling his investment. Nomura Securities and later life Nomura formed Nomura Securities in 1925. In 1928, he was appointed to the House of Peers in Japan. References Further reading The House of Nomura, Al Alletzhauser, Bloomsbury Publishing Limited () 1878 births 1945 deaths Japanese art collectors Japanese chief executives Japanese investors Members of the House of Peers (Japan) Nomura Holdings People from Yao, Osaka