Taiwan Stock Exchange

25°2′1″N 121°33′54″E / 25.03361°N 121.56500°E / 25.03361; 121.56500Founded23 October 1961; 62 years ago (1961-10-23)OwnerTaiwan Stock Exchange CorporationCurrencyNew Taiwan dollarNo. of listings898IndicesTaiwan Weighted (TAIEX)Websitetwse.com.tw

Taiwan Stock Exchange
Traditional Chinese	臺灣證券交易所
Simplified Chinese	台湾证券交易所
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Táiwān Zhèngquàn Jiāoyìsuǒ Wade–Giles T′ai²-wan¹ Chêng⁴-ch′üan⁴ Chiao¹-i⁴-suo³ Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Thòi-vàn Chṳn-khién Kâu-yi-só Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tâi-oân Chèng-kǹg Kau-e̍k-só͘ Tâi-lô Tâi-uân Tsìng-kǹg Kau-i̍k-sóo
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	證交所
Simplified Chinese	证交所
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhèngjiāosuǒ Wade–Giles Chêng⁴-chiao-suo³ Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Chṳn-kâu-só Southern Min Hokkien POJ Chèng-kau-só͘ Tâi-lô Tsìng-kau-sóo

The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE; Chinese: 臺灣證券交易所) 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][3]

Indices

The Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index (TAIEX) is the stock market index 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.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index
• List of companies in Taiwan
• List of Asian stock exchanges
• List of stock exchanges

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