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Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) March Trading Statistics

Date 04/04/2005

23 trading days

Average daily trading volume (futures & options): 304,567 contracts

The futures & options trading statistics as follows:

Contract Volume Month-end Open Interest
TAIEX Futures
638,289
44,158
TE Futures
94,974
8,316
TF Futures
92,336
16,842
Mini-TAIEX Futures
108,489
10,423
Taiwan 50 Futures
391
190
GBF
824
215
CPF
21
102
TAIEX Options
5,708,798
1,053,949
TE Options
18,601
4,819
TF Options
21,600
6,639
Equity Options
129,753
10,821
TOTAL
6,814,076
1,156,474

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