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Taiwan Futures Exchange Newsletter - February 2026

Date 10/02/2026

TAIFEX opens 2026 with strong momentum. In January, average daily volume (ADV) climbed to its highest January level on record at 2.06 million contracts, surpassing the previous January record set in 2021. Total trading volume reached 43.3 million contracts, up 92% year-on-year (YoY). TAIEX Options (TXO), the Exchange’s most actively traded product, saw volume increase 56% YoY to 17.0 million contracts, while Friday weekly Options (Friday TXO)— launched last June—recorded ADV of around 325 thousand contracts (approximately 40% of total TXO volume), helping underpin overall TXO activity

Fime Supports PCI MPoC Testing With New Software Security Lab In Melbourne

Date 10/02/2026

Fime, a global leader in consulting and testing for payments, digital identity, and smart mobility, today announced its new software security laboratory, specializing in PCI Mobile Payments on COTS (MPoC). The new lab in Melbourne, Australia, marks a significant step in Fime’s expansion into software security and strengthens its ability to support the SoftPOS ecosystem to test and certify their solutions. 

Duco Cuts Emissions By A Further 40% Thanks To Infrastructure Choices And Commitment To Sustainable Business Practices

Date 10/02/2026

Duco, a leading SaaS provider of AI-powered operational data automation, reported a 40% year-over-year decrease in its ESG report for the financial year 2025.

Exchange Any Asset, Anytime, Anywhere: LMAX Group Introduces Omnia Exchange, Built For The Digital Capital Markets Of The Future

Date 10/02/2026

LMAX Group, the leading global cross-asset marketplace, has unveiled Omnia Exchange (“Omnia”), a next‑generation infrastructure layer enabling users to seamlessly convert any asset in real‑time via a single API, anywhere, anytime.

FIX Recommends Regulatory Approaches To AI In Trading: Monetary Authority Of Singapore Consultation

Date 10/02/2026

The FIX Trading Community, the industry association that manages the world’s trading language, the FIX Protocol, has proposed ten key recommendations for regulating AI in trading, in response to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) consultation, Consultation Paper on Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence Risk Management, which closed on January 31.

EGX Rings-The-Bell Celebrating Commencement Of Trading Gourmet Egypt.Com Foods

Date 10/02/2026

Dr. Islam Azzam, EGX Chairman, and Mr. Mohamed Sabry, EGX Vice Chairman inaugurated the session Ringing-the-bell celebrating commencement of trading Gourmet Egypt.Com Foods, in the presence of: Mr. Michael Wright, Chairman of Gourmet Egypt; Mr. Shady Abu Saad, Managing Director Gourmet; Mr. Tarek Elmahdy, Financial Director Gourmet, along with several leaders from the company, representatives of financial institutions, and financial market.

CoinShares Fund Flows: Signs Of Stabilisation Emerge In Digital Asset Flows

Date 10/02/2026

• Outflows slowed sharply to US$187m despite heavy price pressure, with the deceleration in flows historically signalling a potential inflection point.
• Assets under management fell to US$129.8bn, the lowest since March 2025, while ETP trading volumes hit a record US$63.1bn.
• Regional and asset level dispersion remained evident, with inflows into several European markets, while Bitcoin saw outflows and select altcoins, led by XRP, attracted renewed interest.

DIFC Announces Enactment Of New Variable Capital Company Regulations

Date 10/02/2026

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, to enact new Variable Capital Company (“VCC”) Regulations. The Regulations seek to significantly enhance investment structuring and asset management options for proprietary investment in DIFC.

London Stock Exchange Group plc ("LSEG") Transaction In Own Shares

Date 10/02/2026

LSEG announces it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 679/86 pence each from Citigroup Global Markets Limited ("Citi") on the London Stock Exchange as part of its share buyback programme, as announced on 04 November 2025.

Nasdaq Dubai Welcomes Al Masraf’s USD 500 Million Debut Bond Following Strong Investor Demand

Date 10/02/2026

• Investor demand exceeded USD 1.3 billion, representing a 2.6x oversubscription from regional and international investors.
• Total outstanding value of debt securities listed on Nasdaq Dubai now exceeds USD 147.3 billion.