TAIFEX

Established in 1998, the Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) is one of the top 20 derivatives exchanges in the world with 136 million contracts traded in 2008. The TAIFEX market offers for trading a total of 20 futures and options contracts, with underlyings that include stock indices, single stocks, long- and short-term interest rates, and the commodity gold.

The TAIFEX market provides its customers the highest standards of investor protection, with features such as pre-margining, segregation of customer moneys and a common bond system, to name a few. The rules and regulations at TAIFEX are comparable with that of the major markets in the world. On this basis, TAIFEX has obtained from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission the Part 30 Exemption on its market and no-action letters on 6 of its major stock index futures.

TAIFEX aims to play a role on the world stage of futures and options trading. To this end, it is committed to providing a sound, fair and efficient marketplace for its market participants.