Taipei Foreign Exchange Market July 2022
Central Bank of the Republic of China ( Taiwan )
PRESS RELEASE Release Date: August 22, 2022
Taipei Foreign Exchange Market July 2022
The Taipei foreign exchange market covers all foreign exchange transactions made by authorized foreign exchange banks and offshore banking units. After eliminating double counting arising from interbank transactions, total net trading volume in the market amounted to US$707.2 billion in July 2022. The average daily turnover was US$33.7 billion.
- By trading counterparty:(USD billions)
|
Transactions between banks and customers |
Interbank transactions |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Amount |
% |
|
Amount |
% |
|
215.2 |
30.4 |
With domestic banks |
162.0 |
22.9 |
|
With foreign banks |
330.0 |
46.7 |
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|
Total |
492.0 |
69.6 |
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- By trading currency:(USD billions)
|
NTD/foreign currency |
Third currency |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Amount |
% |
|
Amount |
% |
|
NTD/USD |
324.7 |
45.9 |
USD/RMB |
106.4 |
15.0 |
|
NTD/Other foreign currencies |
10.9 |
1.6 |
EUR/USD |
92.7 |
13.1 |
|
Total |
335.6 |
47.5 |
USD/YEN |
59.7 |
8.4 |
|
|
AUD/USD |
38.5 |
5.4 |
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|
GBP/USD |
10.9 |
1.5 |
|||
|
Other foreign currencies |
63.4 |
9.1 |
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|
Total |
371.6 |
52.5 |
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3.By transaction type: (USD billions)
|
Items |
Amount |
% |
|---|---|---|
|
Foreign exchange swaps |
358.1 |
50.6 |
|
Spot transactions |
288.9 |
40.9 |
|
Outright forwards |
39.2 |
5.5 |
|
Options |
20.0 |
2.8 |
|
Cross currency swaps |
0.7 |
0.1 |
|
Margin trading |
0.3 |
0.1 |
4.By trading platform: (USD billions)
|
Items |
Amount |
% |
|---|---|---|
|
Through brokers |
342.3 |
48.4 |
|
Direct dealing |
364.9 |
51.6 |
In addition to the above-mentioned foreign exchange transactions, other derivative products were also offered by banks. In July 2022, the turnovers of interest rate swaps and interest rate options were US$3.6 billion and US$1.5 billion, respectively.