The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX; Chinese: 臺灣期貨交易所; pinyin: Táiwān Qíhuò Jiāoyì Suǒ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân Kî-hòe Kau-e̍k-só͘) was established in 1998.
[1] The development of Taiwan's futures market may be divided into two stages.
The Foreign Futures Trading Law was enacted in June 1992 to provide a legal basis for investors to trade at foreign futures markets.
This paved the way for the establishment of TAIFEX in September of the same year.
[2] Along the years the TAIFEX have sought to diversify its products seeking to offer more hedging vehicles for investors.