| Taiwan Stock Exchange | |
| Alt Name: | Chinese: 臺灣證券交易所 |
| Type: | Stock exchange |
| City: | Taipei 101, Taipei |
| Country: | Taiwan |
| Coor: | 25.0336°N 121.565°W |
| Owner: | Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation |
| Currency: | New Taiwan dollar |
| Listings: | 898 |
| Indexes: | Taiwan Weighted (TAIEX) |
| Homepage: | twse.com.tw |
The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE;) 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]
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.