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Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) April Trading Statistics

Date 04/05/2005

20 trading days

Average daily trading volume (futures & options): 312,323 contracts

The futures & options trading statistics as follows:

Contract Volume Month-end Open Interest
TAIEX Futures
501,596
39,070
TE Futures
87,968
9,085
TF Futures
106,015
11,823
Mini-TAIEX Futures
83,780
7,671
Taiwan 50 Futures
1,139
320
GBF
417
311
CPF
36
34
TAIEX Options
5,220,196
987,482
TE Options
84,449
11,259
TF Options
97,974
13,320
Equity Options
62,888
14,100
TOTAL
6,246,458
1,094,475

TAIEX Futures: Taiwan Stock Exchange Capitalization Weighted Stock Index Future, contract inception since July 21, 1998

TE Futures: Taiwan Stock Exchange Electronic Sector Index Futures, contract inception since July 21, 1999

TF Futures: Taiwan Stock Exchange Finance Sector Index Futures, contract inception since July 21, 1999

Mini-TAIEX Futures: Mini version of the Taiwan Stock Exchange Capitalization Weighted Stock Index Future Contract inception since April 9, 2001

TAIEX Options: Taiwan Stock Exchange Capitalization Weighted Stock Index Options, contract inception since December 24, 2001

TE Options: Taiwan Stock Exchange Electronic Sector Index Options, contract inception since March 28, 2005

TF Options: Taiwan Stock Exchange Finance Sector Index Options, contract inception since March 28, 2005

Equity Options: Options (calls and puts) contracts on 30 individual stocks listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSEC), including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd, United Microelectronics Corporation, China Steel Corporation, Fubon Financial Holdings Co. Ltd, Nan Ya Plastic, and etc.

Taiwan 50 Futures: TSEC Taiwan 50 Index Futures, contract inception since June 30, 2003

GBF: Taiwan Futures Exchange 10-year Government Bond Futures, contract inception since January 2, 2004

CPF: 30-Day Commercial Paper Interest Rate Futures, contract inception since May 31, 2004