Taiwan Stock Exchange

Taiwan Stock Exchange
臺灣證券交易所
Type Stock exchange
Location Taipei, Taiwan
Founded 23 October 1961
Owner Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation
Key people Shih Jun-ji (Chairman)
Lee Chi-hsien (President)
Currency New Taiwan dollar
No. of listings 898
Indices Taiwan Weighted (TAIEX)
Website www.twse.com.tw
Taiwan Stock Exchange
Traditional Chinese 臺灣證券交易所
Simplified Chinese 台湾证券交易所
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 臺證所
Simplified Chinese 台证所
Second alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 證交所
Simplified Chinese 台交所

The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE; Chinese: 臺灣證券交易所; pinyin: Táiwān Zhèngquàn Jiāoyì Suǒ) is a financial institution, located in Taipei 101, in Taipei, Taiwan. The TWSE was established in 1961 and began operating as a stock exchange on 9 February 1962. It is regulated by the Financial Supervisory Commission.

As of 31 December 2013, the Taiwan Stock Exchange had 809 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of NT$ 24,519,622 million.[1]

The exchange broadcasts before-hour information from 7:40 to 8:40. Then it has normal trading sessions from 09:00 to 13:45 and fixed price post-market sessions from 14:00 to 15:00 on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the exchange in advance.[2]

The current chairman of the TWSE is Shih Jun-ji. The President is Lee Chi-hsien.[3]

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