Taipei Foreign Exchange Market August 2015
Central Bank of the Republic of China ( Taiwan )
PRESS RELEASE Release Date: September 22, 2015
Taipei Foreign Exchange Market
August 2015
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$786 billion in August 2015. The average daily turnover was US$37.4 billion.
1. By trading counterparty:
(USD billions ,%)
|
Transactions between banks and customers |
Interbank transactions | |||
|
Amount |
% |
|
Amount |
% |
|
221.8 |
28.2 |
With domestic banks |
137.6 |
17.5 |
|
With foreign banks |
426.6 |
54.3 | ||
|
Total |
564.2 |
71.8 | ||
2.By trading currency:
(USD billions ,%)
|
NTD/foreign currency |
Third currency | ||||
|
|
Amount |
% |
|
Amount |
% |
|
NTD/USD |
273.0 |
34.7 |
USD/RMB |
179.3 |
22.8 |
|
NTD/other foreign currencies |
12.9 |
1.7 |
EUR/USD |
116.0 |
14.8 |
|
Total |
285.9 |
36.4 |
USD/YEN |
73.6 |
9.4 |
|
|
AUD/USD |
32.3 |
4.1 | ||
|
GBP/USD |
28.6 |
3.6 | |||
|
other foreign currencies |
70.3 |
8.9 | |||
|
Total |
500.1 |
63.6 | |||
3.By transaction type:
(USD billions ,%)
|
Items |
Amount |
% |
|
Spot transactions |
343.6 |
43.7 |
|
Foreign exchange swaps |
305.2 |
38.8 |
|
Options |
77.5 |
9.9 |
|
Outright forwards |
55.6 |
7.1 |
|
Cross currency swaps |
2.2 |
0.3 |
|
Margin trading |
1.9 |
0.2 |
4.By trading platform:
(USD billions ,%)
|
Items |
Amount |
% |
|
Through brokers |
183.1 |
23.3 |
|
Direct dealing |
602.9 |
76.7 |
In addition to the above-mentioned foreign exchange transactions, other derivative products were also offered by banks. In August 2015, the turnovers of interest rate swaps and forward rate agreements were US$5.6 billion and US$2 billion, respectively.