Page 13 - Taiwan Futures Exchange 2019 Annual Report

In addition, TAIFEX continued to publish TAIFEX Bimonthly and the Journal of Futures and Options, and to distribute them to the futures industry and institutions of higher learning to foster understanding of futures and encourage academic research. The Journal of Futures and Options has been particularly successful in the academic arena, and included in the Research Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences' Taiwan Social Sciences Citation Index (TSSCI) for seven years' running. It has also become an important medium for the publication of futures-related research and communication between TAIFEX and academia as well as a cultivator of futures-market talent. In the area of education, TAIFEX regularly offered free courses in Taipei, and free seminars in central and southern Taiwan, which were collectively attended by nearly 2,700 people. We also partnered with the media to arrange campus lectures and seminars aimed at improving students' understanding of futures and options products, and fostering exchanges between industry, academia, and government. In the area of professional development, we continued to provide classes for futures industry personnel, to offer online education and virtual trading to the general public through our educational websites and virtual exchange, and to participate in the FinTech Taipei 2019 conference. Responding to the government's call for the financial sector to give back to society and care for those in need, TAIFEX continued to do its utmost to fulfill its corporate social responsibilities. In 2019, we supported a number of charitable and social welfare initiatives in areas including daily necessities, medical equipment, educational assistance, sporting and cultural events, the environment, and disaster relief. In all, TAIFEX made charitable donations of NT$78 million in 2019, completing 24 charitable works that delivered tangible assistance to people in need in every corner of Taiwan. These actions provided support to Taiwan's disadvantaged, encouraged social harmony, realized the principle of giving back, and, we hope, inspired other corporations to follow suit. Looking ahead, TAIFEX will continue to evolve and refine its products, rules, information services and corporate social responsibilities to better meet traders' needs and cultivate a fully-fledged trading environment. We will also further our efforts to develop the Taiwan futures market in a sustainable fashion, and make it even more dynamic. As we travel this path, we hope that our shareholders will continue to offer their support and encouragement so that together we can lead Taiwan's financial markets to an even brighter future. Chairman Tzu-Hsin Wu 9