The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE; ) is a
financial institution
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, located in
Taipei 101
The Taipei 101 (; stylized in all caps), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a 508 m (1,667 ft), 101-story skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. It is owned by Taipei Financial Center Corporation. It was Council on Tall Buildings ...
, in
Taipei
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, Taiwan. The TWSE was established in 1961 and began operating as a
stock exchange
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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.
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.
Indices
The
Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index (TAIEX) is the
stock market index
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that measures the aggregate performance of listed stocks on TWSE; it is the most prominent and most frequently quoted index of stock performance of Taiwanese public companies.
See also
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Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index
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List of companies in Taiwan
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List of Asian stock exchanges
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List of stock exchanges
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CCP Global
CCP Global (CCPG) is a global body that brings together central counterparty clearing houses (CCPs) from the world's major jurisdictions.
Overview
CCP Global was originally formed in 2001 as an informal group named CCP12 by twelve founding CCPs ...
References
External links
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Financial services companies established in 1961
1961 establishments in Taiwan
Economy of Taiwan
Stock exchanges in Asia
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Finance in Taiwan
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