Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) continued its strong growth momentum through July 2026. Year-to-date trading volume reached 314,970,659 contracts, up 58.94% year-over-year (YoY), while average daily volume (ADV) rose to 2,282,396 contracts. Core products remained strong, led by TAIEX Options (TXO), which recorded cumulative volume of 92,089,012 contracts, up 6.31% YoY. Micro TAIEX Futures (TMF), Mini-TAIEX Futures (MTX), and TAIEX Futures (TX) followed with cumulative volumes of 59,887,673, 47,020,891, and 20,391,016 contracts, representing YoY growth of 155.18%, 34.89%, and 18.09%, respectively. Foreign institutional participation increased from the previous month to approximately 41%, highlighting TAIFEX’s growing appeal among global market participants.
Driven by strong demand for equity derivatives, Single Stock Futures (SSFs) recorded cumulative trading volume of 91,185,711 contracts through July 2026, up 178.39% YoY. Daily SSF trading volume reached an all-time high of 1,291,170 contracts on July 14. Building on this momentum, TAIFEX introduced five SSFs on August 3, including standard contracts on Wiselink (ticker symbol: VL) and Fortune Electric (VM), and mini contracts on Fortune Electric (VN), King Yuan Electronics (VO), and ASE Technology Holding (VP), further expanding the range of products available for equity trading and risk management. With these additions, TAIFEX now offers a total of 320 SSFs along with 33 Single Stock Options (SSOs) and seven Weekly SSOs.
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