Taiwan FSC Introduces Six Stock-Market Reforms and Pushes Capital-Market Digitalization
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission has been rolling out six stock-market reforms since 2026, focused on moving shareholder-meeting materials, treasury-share filings, financial reports and sustainability disclosures to digital processes. The measures aim to reduce paper-based operating costs and improve information transparency. The initial threshold covers companies with paid-in capital of NT$10 billion, affecting 125 listed and over-the-counter companies and nine securities firms, with implications for market-governance efficiency.
The FSC said on Feb. 23 that Taiwan stocks had risen 16.03% by the market's Feb. 11 holiday close. Average daily turnover on the main exchange reached NT$771.733 billion, up 112.22% from a year earlier, while January revenue at listed and over-the-counter companies rose 31.22% to NT$4.51 trillion. Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corp.'s eGift platform will launch on March 31, electronic treasury-share filings will begin on May 1, and public companies will file financial reports without paper starting with the 2026 fiscal year.
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The history behind this eventTaiwan Stock Trading Rules Set for Overhaul as FSC Tells Brokers to Bolster System Stability
Taiwan’s stock market faces a sharp increase in system traffic as it prepares for changes to trading rules. The Financial Supervisory Commission has instructed the Taiwan Stock Exchange to convene a meeting and require all securities brokers to strengthen their trading systems, ensuring financial resilience amid high-frequency trading. The move is critical not only to keeping investors’ daily trades running smoothly, but also to aligning Taiwan’s capital markets with international practices and maintaining financial stability. Systems overwhelmed by uneven loads could trigger market panic.
Starting in September 2026, the FSC plans to add three measures—system monitoring, multilayer redundancy and operational drills—to routine cybersecurity inspections of securities brokers. The requirements are intended to prepare for major changes ahead. Odd-lot intraday trading is scheduled to start earlier, at 9 a.m., by the end of 2026. In July 2027, the matching interval for intraday odd-lot trades will be shortened to one second, while the tick size for shares priced above NT$1,000 will be changed to NT$1. The measures are designed to ensure stable system operations.
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