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Item
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Description
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Underlying Index
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TAIEX Finance and Insurance Sub-Index
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Ticker Symbol
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ZFF
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Trading Hours
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‧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: 3:00PM on business days of the TWSE to 5:00AM of the following day; no after-hours trading session on the last trading day for the delivery month contract.
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Contract Size
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NTD 250 x Mini Finance Sector Futures Price
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Delivery Months
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‧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.
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Daily Settlement Price
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The daily settlement price is the same as that for the Finance Sector Index Futures
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Price Limit
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+/- 10% of daily settlement price of preceding regular trading session.
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Minimum Price Fluctuation
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0.2 index points (NTD 50)
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Last Trading Day
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The third Wednesday of the delivery month of each contract
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Settlement
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Cash settlement
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Final Settlement Day
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The same day as the last trading day
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Final Settlement Price
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The average price of the underlying index disclosed within the last 30 minutes prior to the close of trading on the final settlement day.
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Position Limit
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Combined with the calculation of TF position limit (on a pro rata basis of 4:1 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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Margin
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‧The trading margin and the maintenance margin may not be lower than the publicly announced TAIFEX standard for the initial margin and the maintenance margin.
‧The initial margin and maintenance margin announced by TAIFEX shall be based on the clearing margin calculated according to the Taiwan Futures Exchange Corporation Methods and Standards for Receipt of Clearing Margins plus a percentage prescribed by TAIFEX.
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If the last trading day falls on a holiday or if trading cannot proceed on that day due to a force majeure event, the next business day shall be the last trading day. (Please refer to Trading Rules.)
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