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Location
Bangkok, Thailand
Web site
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Founded
2006
AFM Member since
2016
Management
• Dr. Chaiyawat Wibulwasdi – Chairman
• Mrs. Kesara Manchusree – Vice Chairman
• Dr. Rinjai Chakornpipat – Managing Director
AFM Contact Person
Vanida Wongdechsareekul
Type of Institution
Exchange
Trading or service
offering
Derivatives Trading
Main products
• SET50 Index Futures
• Single Stock Futures
• Gold Futures
Market capitalisation
(USD)
Average daily trading volume at 285,189 contracts in 2016
Memberships
• Association of Futures Markets (AFM)
• Futures Industry Association (FIA)
• International Options Markets Association (IOMA)
• International Rubber Association (IRA)
Regulatory bodies
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
General market
information
Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX), a subsidiary of The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET),
is the only derivatives exchange in Thailand. TFEX is governed by the Derivatives Act B.E. 2546
(2003), and is under the supervision of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). At present,
TFEX offers a broad range of derivative products covering equity, precious metal, interest rate,
energy, currency and agricultural derivatives. The uses of direct market access (DMA), co-location,
foreign currency collateral and omnibus accounts are available to facilitate foreign investors. In
2016, TFEX’s average daily trading volume was 285,189 contracts. TFEX ranked 32nd among
derivatives exchanges in the world by Futures Industry Association (FIA) in 2015.
Thailand Futures Exchange
