Press Releases from Taiwan Futures Exchnage (3 total)
TAIFEX Launches Mini Finance Futures
The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) has launched Mini Finance Sector Futures (ZFF) on 6 December 2021, in an effort to strengthen its small-sized product line-up, as well as adapting to surging demand from retail investors for managing their risk exposure in Taiwan’s finance industry.
Comprised of major banks, insurance and securities companies in Taiwan’s stock market, the financial sector is second only to Taiwan’s globally-critical electronics industry in terms of market…
More Small Contracts – TAIFEX to Launch Mini Electronics Futures
The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) will launch its second ‘mini’ equity index futures – the Mini Electronics Sector Futures (ZEF) – on 28 June 2021 to cater for rising demand from retail investors for gaining exposure to electronics stocks, including major semiconductors, optoelectronics and electronic parts/components makers such as TSMC, Mediatek and Hon Hai Precision (Foxconn).
Amid the pandemic-driven chips shortage, Taiwan’s electronics sector has drawn significant interests from global investors.…
A Record-Breaking Year for TAIFEX
The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) announced that it achieved a new record volume of 341,393,346 contracts in 2020, a 30.9% increase compared to 2019. Average daily volume (ADV) for the full-year also reached an all-time record at 1,393,442 contracts.
TAIEX Options (TXO), the world’s sixth most traded equity index option ranked by the Futures Industry Association, increased 18.7% to 201,733,160 contracts in annual volume, setting a historical high. TAIFEX’s two other…
