Dollar-cost averaging, odd-lot trading hit new highsStaff writer, with CNAThe transaction value of small investment programs and odd-lot trading in Taiwan hit new highs last year, according to the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). Since measures allowing retail investors to buy and sell stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through dollar-cost averaging mechanisms were introduced in 2017, investments made under dollar-cost averaging totaled NT$600 billion (US$19 billion) as of the end of last year, it said. A stock market graph on an electronic stock board is pictured at the Taiwan Stock Exchange in Taipei on Friday. Photo: CNAThe average monthly investment through dollar-cost averaging rose 25 percent last year from a year earlier, TWSE data showed. As for odd-lot trading, investors younger than 20 and those aged 21 to 30 made up 25.89 percent of participants, higher than the 16.35 percent share of the same age groups in non-odd-lot trading.

Source: Taipei Times January 25, 2026 16:20 UTC