DATE: 2003/8/22

TOPIC:  TAIFEX Signs MOU with CBOT

 

TAIPEI, August 22—The Taiwan Futures Exchange signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Chicago Board of Trade today to pursue business alliance between the two exchanges by sharing experience and information on product development, system operation and related common interest areas.  Chairman D. S. Wang of TAIFEX and Senior Vice President Robert Ray of CBOT (representing President Bernie Dan) sign the MOU.  A number of over 100 guests, including Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Finance, Commissioner Lu of the Securities and Futures Commission, Chairman Lee of the GreTai Securities Market all joins the signing ceremony.

Vice Minister Chen congratulates the great achievement of the two exchanges toward internationalization levels. Commissioner Lu states that as an old Chinese saying, “Advice from others may help overcome our own shortcomings,” through the signing of MOU, the two exchanges are expected to move toward concrete implementation of the spirit and the goal under it.  TAIFEX Chairman Wang also extends his confidence that the entering of this MOU will provide good opportunities for both exchanges to pursue a reciprocal long-term relation.  CBOT Senior Vice President Ray believes that the partnership of the two exchanges would create a successful journey ahead.”

Since its inception in 1998, the TAIFEX has been operating and developing steadily over time to achieve a considerable scale now.  In the future, the TAIFEX will continue its efforts to seek further improvement and upgrade the efficiency.  The Chicago Board of Trade with a history of more than one hundred and fifty years has been very successful in offering a wide variety of derivatives products.  Particularly, facing increasing international competition for the recent years, CBOT has made a lot of efforts and innovative breakthroughs.  Through frequent communication between management, exchange of experience, share of information and resources, cooperation with each other in areas of common interest, the partnership will greatly contribute to the bright future of both exchanges.

For more information, please visit websites for TAIFEX at http://www.taifex.com.tw and CBOT at http://www.cbot.com.