First OTC-listed Futures Company in Taiwan-Polaris MF Global Futures (TWSE: 6023)

Foreword

Polaris MF Global Futures Co., tops all other public financial companies in terms of annual earnings per share (EPS) and returns on equities (ROE). Established in 1997, is the first futures company listed on the GreTai Securities Market (GTSM) which hosts the OTC market in Taiwan . Among its major shareholders are Polaris Financial Group as the prominent asset management operator brand in Taiwan and MF Global as the world's largest futures and options broker.

With full support of the two major shareholders, Polaris MF Global Futures maintains the leadership in brokerage for both local and offshore markets, proprietary trading, market making, and volume of margin deposit in customer trading account. It went public as a GTSM-listed company on November 28, 2007 (TWSE: 6023), a move reflecting its steady profitability, healthy financial conditions, and effective risk control.

Futures traded on Taiwan 's financial market comprises a meager 0.73 times of over-the-counter trade at present. Against the global backdrop whose market is trading at 1.76 times, it is estimated that growth in Taiwan 's futures market has the potential to double its growth. Further, when the futures trust business is formally introduced onto the Taiwan 's financial stage, the estimated market scale is valued at over NTD 200 billion.

Polaris Financial Group (TWSE:2854)

Polaris Financial Group creates the leading brand of financial innovation and technology for financial management and maintains market leadership among independent securities brokerage houses in Taiwan . The Group dates back to the establishment of Polaris Securities in 1988, and has since expanded to today's scale of over NTD 300 billion in assets value. Its business domain covers securities, investment trust, derivatives, assets management, financial information, and other affiliated businesses. It was honored with the Award for Best Financial Innovation in Taiwan and the Best Mutual Fund Management Company, presented by the two financial media of Asia Asset Management and Asia Investor, respectively.

Polaris is innovative not only in financial transaction, but also in financial product design. It is the pioneer of quantitative financial analysis and provides the best choice to investors in the Greater China area.

In 2002, Polaris MF Global introduced the “ Polaris Options Lotto ” trading platform, which induced counterparts to follow and as a result boosted the local options market. Taiwan has since been ranked among the world's top three options markets and the Taiwan Futures Exchange has thus entered the list of world's top 20 exchanges.

MF Global

Man Group plc., the parent company of MF Global, was established in 1783. With over 200 years of experience, the company is a leading global financial derivatives provider and hedge fund management company. It is also among the largest brokers for futures and financial derivatives.

MF Global, the world's largest futures broker, made an annual profit of USD 263 million in 2007, contributing 16.82% of the annual profits of the Man Group plc. When MF Global went public on the New York Stock Exchange on July 19, 2007 , it raised USD 3.7 billion through public offering, ranked among the top ten listing projects ever in the U.S.