The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TSEC, Chinese: 臺灣證券交易所) is a financial institution, located in Taipei 101, in Taipei, Taiwan. The TSEC was established in 1961 and began operating as a stock exchange on 9 February 1962. It is regulated by the Financial Supervisory Commission.
As of 31 December 2007, the Taiwan Stock Exchange had 703 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of $664 billion.[1]
The exchange has normal trading sessions from 09:00am to 01:30pm and post-market sessions from 02:00pm to 02:30pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance.[2]
The current chairman of the TSEC is Mr. Sean Chen.
