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 2010, the Taiwan Stock Exchange had 758 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of TWD 23,811,416 million.
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.
The current chairman of the TSEC is Mr. Chi Schive, the President is Samuel J.S. Hsu.
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