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Title TAIFEX Taiwan Stock Exchange Electronic Sector Index Futures Contract Specifications CH
Date 2018.08.08 ( Amended )

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Description

Underlying Index

Taiwan Stock Exchange Electronics Sector Index

English Code

TE

Ticker Symbol

EXF

Delivery Months

Spot month, the next two calendar months, and the next three quarterly months

Upon expiration of near month, new contract month will be listed for trading beginning on the next regular trading session

Last Trading Day

The third Wednesday of the delivery month of each contract

Trading Hours

Trading days are the same as the regular business days of the Taiwan Stock Exchange

Regular trading session: 08:45AM-1:45PM Taiwan time. 08:45AM-1:30PM on the last trading day for the delivery month contract

After-hours trading session: 03:00PM on trading day of TWSE- 05:00AM of the following day; no after-hours trading session on the last trading day for the delivery month contract

Contract Size

NTD 4,000 x per index point

Minimum Price Fluctuation

0.05 index points (NTD 200)

Price Limits

+/- 10% of daily settlement price of preceding regular trading session.

Margin

The initial and maintenance margin level as well as the collection measures prescribed by the FCM to its customers shall not be less than those required by TAIFEX.

The initial margin and maintenance margin announced by TAIFEX shall be based on the clearing margin calculated according to Taiwan Futures Exchange Corporation Methods and Standards for Receipt of Clearing Margins, plus a percentage prescribed by TAIFEX.

Daily Settlement Price

The daily settlement price is the volume weighted average price, which is calculated by dividing the value of trades by the volume within the last one minute of regular trading session, or otherwise determined by TAIFEX according to the Trading Rules.

Final Settlement Day

The same day as the last trading day

Final Settlement Price

The average price of the underlying index disclosed within the last 30 minutes prior to the close of trading on the final settlement day. Method used to calculate final settlement price.

Settlement

Cash settlement

Position Limit

Combined with the calculation of ZEF position limit (on a pro rata basis of 1:8 contract size)

Any investor's aggregate open same-side positions in the Contract for various delivery months at any time shall not exceed the limit standards announced by TAIFEX.

Institutional investors may apply for an exemption from the above limit on trading accounts for hedging purposes.

These position limits are not applicable to omnibus accounts, with the exception of  undisclosed omnibus accounts, which accounts are subject to the limits for institutional investors.

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