Difference between revisions of "Thailand Futures Exchange"

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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. ^[1]

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.^[2].

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 three 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

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

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 * SET50 Index Futures
 * [[SET50 Index Options]]
-* Gold Futures
+* [[Gold Futures]]
 == Key People ==