Bangkok, Thailand
Abbreviation
AFET
Location
Bangkok, Thailand
Region
Asia
Product Types
Agricultural
The Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand (AFET), established in 2003 and based in Bangkok, is Thailand's primary agricultural commodity futures exchange. AFET offers futures contracts for key Thai agricultural commodities including rubber (Technically Specified Rubber, TSR-20), white rice, and tapioca starch. Thailand is one of the world's largest rubber producers, and AFET's rubber futures contract serves as a regional pricing benchmark. The exchange is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand.
The Chittagong Tea Auction is one of the major tea auction centres in South Asia, located in Chittagong (Chattogram), Bangladesh. Operated by the Bangladesh Tea Board, the auction facilitates the weekly sale of CTC and orthodox teas grown in the Sylhet and Chittagong Hill Tracts tea gardens. Bangladesh is a significant tea producer, and the Chittagong auction provides benchmark pricing for Bangladeshi teas sold to domestic packers and export buyers, competing with the Kolkata and Colombo tea auction systems.
The Osaka Exchange (OSE) is Japan's primary derivatives market, operating as a subsidiary of Japan Exchange Group (JPX). Formed through the 2013 merger of the Osaka Securities Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange, OSE handles futures and options on Nikkei 225, TOPIX, government bonds, and commodity derivatives in precious metals, rubber, and agricultural products previously listed on TOCOM. The exchange provides the central infrastructure for equity and commodity derivatives trading across Japan.
The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) is Japan's primary commodity derivatives exchange, trading futures and options for energy products (crude oil, gasoline, kerosene, gas oil, electricity), precious metals (gold, silver, platinum, palladium), and rubber. Founded in 1984 through a merger of the Tokyo Gold Exchange, Tokyo Rubber Exchange, and Tokyo Textile Exchange, TOCOM operates under the Japan Exchange Group (JPX).
National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (NMCE), founded in 2002 and headquartered in Ahmedabad, was India's first demutualized national-level commodity futures exchange. NMCE offered futures contracts for precious metals, base metals, and agricultural commodities. Despite being a first-mover in India's commodity derivatives space, NMCE faced sustained challenges in liquidity and competition from MCX and NCDEX. SEBI cancelled NMCE's recognition as a national commodity exchange in 2018, effectively ending its operations.