All Entries in the "Taiwan" Category
CFTC Allows Taiwan GreTai GTEX Futures in the US
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC’s) Office of General Counsel announced October 25 that it issued a no-action letter on October 24, 2011, permitting the offer and sale in the United States of Taiwan Futures Exchange’s futures contract based on the GTEX. The GTEX is a broad-based, free-float, market-capitalization-weighted composite index of highly capitalized and [...]
TAIFEX September News and Statistics
TAIFEX will delist two products on September 22 – TAIFEX will delist TAIFEX MSCI Taiwan IndexSM Futures (MSF) and TAIFEX MSCI Taiwan IndexSM Options (MSO) effective September 22, abolishing the relevant rules on the same date. TAIFEX launched 24 new single stock futures – TAIFEX has further expanded its range of single stock futures. On [...]
Taiwan Futures Exchange Newsletter Highlights
TAIFEX’s Cumulative Trading Volume surpassed 100 million contracts on July 18. The cumulative year-to-date trading volume of the Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) exceeded 100 million contracts on July 18, two months earlier than in the previous three years. The result highlights the rapid growth and momentum of Taiwan’s futures market. The success of the futures [...]
HKEx and TWSE Sign MOU on Regulatory Information Sharing
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE) Thursday, May 12 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the sharing of regulatory information. In light of the increasing number of companies dually listed in Hong Kong and Taiwan, HKEx and TWSE entered into the MOU to further cooperate with each [...]
MCX Partners with Taiwan Futures Exchange
MCX and the Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an aim to develop commodity derivatives markets in India and Taiwan by sharing information and best practices pertaining to product development, business and marketing initiatives, technology, and areas of mutual interest. The MoU is another step towards MCX’s endeavours to [...]
SMX and TAIFEX sign MOU
Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX), the first pan-Asian multi-product commodity and currency derivatives exchange, and the Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX), Taiwan’s pioneering and fully-electronic futures exchange, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate with each other to explore bilateral business opportunities, facilitate development of communication channels, and foster continuing partnerships beneficial to both countries’ [...]
TAIFEX Trading Volume Hit A Record High
Taiwan Futures Exchange announced record daily trading volume on Monday, September 13, with 1,261,606 contracts traded. On the same day, options trading also reached new high with 1,027,064 contracts traded. Among which, TAIEX options totaled 1,014,718 contracts, marking another all-time daily volume record.
TWSE Revises SBL Charges and Fees
The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) announced August 30 its revision of the calculation method for SBL brokerage commissions for fixed-rate and competitive auction transactions, as well as a new payment option for TWSE SBL service fees on negotiated transactions. Changes will be effective from September 7, 2010. This revision implements a minimum charge on SBL [...]
New TAIFEX Chairman Takes Office
The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) Board Members convened and elected Mr. Tony C.C. Fan on July 13th as the Chairman of the Board. Prior to joining TAIFEX, Mr. Fan was the Chairman of Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation (TDCC). Mr. Fan brings with him an extensive expertise and experiences. He has over 25 years of [...]
TWSE Continuous Trading for Warrants to Commence on 28 June, 2010
The Taiwan stock market currently uses call auctions for matching intraday trades, while continuous trading is commonly used around the world. In order to enhance the efficiency of the Taiwan securities market, and improve the transparency and speed of trading information, TWSE will introduce a continuous trading system. As the trading frequency and methods used [...]
