Thailand Futures Exchange

Thailand Futures Exchange
Founded	May 17, 2004
Headquarters	Bangkok, Thailand
Key People	Pakorn Malakul Na Ayudhya, Chairman
Website	http://www.tfex.co.th

The Thailand Futures Exchange is a subsidiary of the Stock Exchange of Thailand.

Direct Market Access

TFEX allows brokers to offer direct market access (DMA) to clients, allowing them to connect their trading applications with a broker’s front-end system, enabling a client’s order to be automatically routed through a broker and into the exchange without being handled manually..

History

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Key Events of Thailand Futures Exchange

• 04/28/2006 - Launch SET50 Index Futures as the first product
• 08/28/2006 - Started Internet trading in SET50 Index Futures
• 09/18/2006 - Appointed 3 market makers to provide liquidity for SET50 Index Futures
• 04/09/2007 - Sign the Memorandum of Understanding with The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX)
• 09/03/2007 - Allowed Direct Market Access (DMA) for convenience and easy execution
• 10/29/2007 - Launch SET50 Index Options as the second product
• 05/16/2008 - Sign the Memorandum of Understanding with Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE)
• 09/05/2008 - Sign the Memorandum of Understanding with The Options Industry Council (OIC)
• 11/24/2008 - Launch Stock Futures
• 02/02/2009 - Launch Thailand Futures Exchange Gold Futures

Products and Services

By law, The TFEX is allowed to trade futures, options, and options on futures. The permitted underlying products include:

• SET50 Index Futures
• SET50 Index Options
• Gold Futures

Key People

• Chairman, Pakorn Malakul Na Ayudhya
• Vice Chairman, Patareeya Benjapolchai