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Taipei Exchange Regulations Governing Over-the-Counter Trading of Financial Derivatives by Securities Firms  CH

Amended Date: 2024.04.16 (Articles 41-1 amended,English version coming soon)
Current English version amended on 2022.07.14 
Article 22     When financial derivatives trading business operated by a securities firm involves foreign exchange business, matters relating to payment and receipt of settlement money and fees, and payment of funds upon early cancellation or expiration of contracts, shall be carried out as follows:
  1. For derivatives denominated in New Taiwan Dollars, all payments and receipts of settlement money and fees between the securities firm and the counterparty shall be in New Taiwan Dollars.
  2. For derivatives denominated in a foreign currency, all payments and receipts of settlement money and fees between the securities firm and the counterparty shall be in foreign currency. Payments by the counterparty may be made by account transfer from the counterparty's own foreign exchange deposit account; where foreign exchange settlement is required, it may be carried out by the counterparty at a designated foreign exchange bank, or at the same securities firm that handles spot foreign exchange trading business, in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Declaration of Foreign Exchange Receipts and Disbursements or Transactions.
  3. Upon expiry of the contract or early cancellation by the counterparty, the securities firm shall deposit the funds receivable by the counterparty, in the denominating currency and on the settlement date stipulated by the contract, in the counterparty's New Taiwan Dollar or foreign exchange deposit account.
    A securities firm operating the business of the preceding paragraph shall submit a monthly operations statement to the foreign exchange authority and the TPEx within 5 business days after the end of each month.