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The TWSE shall handle centralized settlement of trading conducted on the Exchange in accordance with the principle of delivery versus payment.
A securities firm shall bear the obligation to the TWSE to perform the settlement of trades that the securities firm conducts on the Exchange. The TWSE shall bear the obligation of counter-prestation settlement for trades employing multilateral net settlement.
When handling trades employing multilateral net settlement, the TWSE shall carry out settlement with securities firms and securities finance enterprises after offsetting the amounts of securities and funds receivable and payable/deliverable.
A securities firm or a securities finance enterprise shall perform in advance its obligation to deliver securities deliverable or funds payable. The TWSE may, until that obligation has been performed, retain the funds and securities receivable by the securities firm or securities finance enterprise.
Securities firms and securities finance enterprises shall complete settlement procedures with the TWSE for the prices and securities payable and receivable for securities trades within the following time limits:
- Securities deliverable to the TWSE shall be delivered by 10 a.m. of the second business day following the trade date.
- Prices payable to the TWSE shall be paid by 11 a.m. of the second business day following the trade date.
- Securities receivable from the TWSE shall be received after 11 a.m. of the second business day following the trade date.
- Prices receivable from the TWSE shall be received after 11 a.m. of the second business day following the trade date.
After completing the operations for the transfer of securities deliverable by the securities firms and securities finance enterprises, the central securities depository shall promptly notify the TWSE of the results.
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