FSC Amends “Directions for Futures Trading by Overseas Chinese and Foreign Nationals” to Simplify Fund Remittance Procedures for Foreign Investors
April 30, 2026
To enhance the competitiveness of Taiwan’s futures market, the Financial Supervisory Commission (“FSC”) continues to improve the convenience for foreign investors participating in Taiwan’s futures market. In order to simplify fund remittance procedures for futures trading, improve capital utilization efficiency, and reduce remittance costs, the FSC has amended the Directions for Futures Trading by Overseas Chinese and Foreign Nationals.
The key amendment is the addition of Paragraph 3 under Article 9 of the above Directions, allowing offshore overseas Chinese and foreign investors to agree with futures commission merchants to process fund deposits and withdrawals for futures trading directly through their offshore bank accounts.
Under the current framework, foreign investors engaging in futures trading are required to follow a two-step remittance process. Specifically, funds must first be remitted from the customer segregated margin account maintained by the futures commission merchant to the foreign exchange deposit account for futures trading opened under the custodian institution’s segregated custody account, before being further remitted to the investor’s offshore bank account (the same applies in reverse for inward remittances). Following the amendment, the revised rules will streamline the relevant operational procedures and reduce associated costs.
The FSC stated that the amendment is expected to improve trading convenience and the efficiency of fund deposit and withdrawal operations, thereby enhancing foreign investors’ willingness to participate in Taiwan’s futures market and promoting the development of Taiwan’s futures market.
(Contact information: Futures Management Division, Securities and Futures Bureau; Tel: +886-2-2774-7256)
For inquiries, please contact the FSC public mailbox:
https://fscmail.fsc.gov.tw
Translated by inFINIty Consulting Inc.
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