Bangkok--28 Aug--SET To ensure that brokers are ready for the introduction of SET50 Options on October 29, 2007, Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX) will involve them in a joint system test in September. To further support the market’s awareness and understanding of this new product, TFEX will provide a range of training and marketing activities. We are confident that the launch of SET50 Options will be successful, on time and well-received by investors, TFEX Managing Director Ms. Kesara Manchusree said. “TFEX places a high priority on education for brokers, marketing officers and investors. Our recent course, ‘Futures Icon’ Training, provided marketing personnel with a thorough understanding of the theory and practice of options trading, and how to advise investors professionally,” Ms. Kesara said. The exchange also manages an educational outreach program in major provinces such as Khon Kaen and Surat Thani. In the near future, TFEX will offer scholarships for overseas fieldtrips to the 20 marketers who are most successful in expanding the market’s investor base. The exchange’s Options Day, on October 13 — 14, 2007, will target the general public, providing activities such as options-focused simulation games and seminars. The planned Options Happy Day will further promote this new product specifically during its first 6 months of trading, and there will be another 10 scholarships for overseas fieldtrips available to program participants. Anyone interested in participating in TFEX’s educational programs, which are free-of charge, can book a place by calling SET Call Center 0-2229-2222, or registering at www.tfex.co.th.