Type Stock exchange Founded 23 October 1961 | Location Taipei, Taiwan Currency New Taiwan dollar | |
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Owner Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation Key people Shih Jun-ji (Chairman)
Lee Chi-hsien (President) | ||
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.
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.
The current chairman of the TWSE is Shih Jun-ji. The President is Lee Chi-hsien.