Taiwan added 64,000 stock trading accounts in October, bringing the month-end tally to 14.827 million as the Taiex extended its 2026 advance, Taiwan Stock Exchange figures showed.
Focus Taiwan reported the total was a new peak, citing exchange data. The Taiex, Taiwan's benchmark share index, closed Oct. 30 at 45,211.83, up 16,195.15 points, or 55.81%, from the start of the year. Electronics shares led the rise amid the AI boom, Focus Taiwan reported. The index briefly came close to 50,000 in early October, the outlet said.
People aged 30 or younger made up 56.3% of October's new account openings, according to Taiwan Stock Exchange figures. The exchange said the pattern reflected an ongoing shift toward a younger investor base. Investors ages 20 to 30 added 19,694 accounts, the largest increase among age groups. Those younger than 20 added 16,472.
At month-end, the 20-to-30 age group had 1.95 million accounts, while the under-20 group had 907,350. Investors ages 31 to 40 held 2.40 million accounts after adding 9,937 during the month. The 41-to-50 group reached 2.75 million, up 9,353, and those ages 51 to 60 totaled 2.42 million, an increase of 5,550.
Investors older than 60 remained the largest age group, with 4.28 million accounts after a monthly increase of 1,944. The exchange counted 12,013 institutional accounts at month-end, 1,218 more than in September.