Corporation Press Release 2021/4/7 Corporate Communications Department

Understanding Investment Risks — Ensuring Young Investors Start Off On the Right Foot

The (“TWSE”), Exchange and the have cooperated in setting up "A Guide to Financial Management: Trading Risk Reports" advocacy website at the end of March this year. Many young people find the clear visual graphics and text used to present information, as well as vivid comics and animation videos, both informative and interesting. Visit the website at https://irisk.sfi.org.tw Working with a well-known financial influencer, the TWSE introduces a video on investment risks for novice investors. With the current downward trend in the age demographic of investors, the website hopes to educate young investors in understanding stock trading risks with easy-to-understand content.

The newly upgraded website is segmented into three categories: investment videos, comics, and an investment knowledge database. With interesting videos, comics about securities, and key tips for various investment tools, the website provides learning about investment risk to young people so they can gain a sound concept of risk control and financial management.

The investment risk video made by TWSE and the financial influencer analyses the current investment environment of the stock market. Since the beginning of Taiwan's stock market, the number of investors under the age of 30 has increased by 2.4 times. Coupled with the development of mobile devices and social media, obtaining and exchanging stock information is now easier than ever. The video also shares the most common investment mistakes made by novice investors, including not asking the brokers when they encounter a problem, not understanding the characteristics of the product, and not being able to resist the psychological risk of making quick profits. Novice investors are advised to reduce the chance of making such mistakes and to start off on the right foot in making investments. The promotional video, just released in March, has already received more than 80,000 views in just one week. It's worth a look for any interested investor.

The TWSE would like to remind everyone that mastering a profitable portfolio starts with understanding risk. Young investors are advised to first understand the market rules, product characteristics, and risk evaluations. Then, after considering their financial ability and investment targets, they can select the investment tool most suitable for themselves. Also, by keeping abreast of the domestic market changes and international industry trends, capital can be divided, diversified, and not leveraged, thereby lowering investment risks.