Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

PRESS RELEASE                                                            Release Date: July 31, 2026

Statistics on Banks’ Derivatives Trading Activity (June 2026)

Turnover of derivatives contracts, in notional terms, traded by banks in June 2026 totaled NT$26,065.8 billion (Table 1, Figure 1), led by foreign exchange contracts (NT$21,810.5 billion), followed by interest rate contracts (NT$3,929.1 billion), equity-linked contracts (NT$295.8 billion), commodity contracts (NT$18.6 billion), and credit contracts (NT$11.8 billion). Total turnover increased by 20.48% from the previous month, primarily reflecting growth in FX swap turnover (Table 2). The analysis is provided as follows:

● By Risk Category

Foreign exchange contracts comprised the largest share at 83.67%, followed by interest rate contracts at 15.07%. The share of equity-linked contracts was a modest 1.14%, while those of commodity and credit contracts were 0.07% and 0.05%, respectively (Table 1).

● By Trading Currency

Contracts involving the NTD accounted for 40.95% of the total, with an increase of 16.22% month on month. Contracts between foreign currencies made up the remaining 59.05%, representing month-on-month growth of 23.61% (Table 1).

● By Bank Type

Domestic banks accounted for 71.58% of the total, while local branches of foreign and Mainland Chinese banks represented 28.42%. Ranked by turnover, the top five banks, in descending order, were CTBC Bank, Bank SinoPac, Cathay United Bank, E.SUN Bank, and Standard Chartered Bank, which collectively represented 39.98% of the total.

● Changes in Turnover

Compared with the previous month, turnover of foreign exchange contracts rose by NT$4,029.9 billion, or 22.66%, and that of interest rate contracts grew by NT$331.6 billion, or 9.22%. Over the same period, turnover of equity-linked contracts climbed by NT$63.0 billion, or 27.06%, while that of credit contracts increased by NT$7.3 billion (Table 2).