TWSE eyes algos, sec lending in foreign investor push

The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) is considering introducing algorithmic trading and wants to see more securities borrowing and lending, in a drive to attract international investors and boost liquidity.  Meanwhile, talk of a trading link with China appears to have subsided, although the Taiwan bourse has inked such an agreement with Singapore Exchange this year. Taiwan does not yet host any algo trading, whereby orders are placed by computers according to set rules. While the re…