The Taiwan Stock Exchange is considering reforming its odd-lot transactions system and extending trading hours, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing the bourse's chairman Sherman Lin.
The odd-lot mechanism allows investors to buy or sell less than one standard trading lot of a stock.
The exchange is weighing an earlier 9 a.m. start for such trades and faster order-matching cycles, with completion targeted by year-end, Lin reportedly said in an interview.
The bourse is in talks with brokers to extend trading hours beyond the current 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. window; however, its implementation could take time due to operational complexity, the report quoted Lin as saying.
The push comes against a backdrop of a roughly 50% surge in Taiwan equities this year, driven by AI-related demand and strong retail participation, Bloomberg reported.
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