Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand

The Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE), established in 2002 under the People's Bank of China, is the world's largest physical gold exchange by delivery volume. SGE is the primary platform for spot gold and silver trading in China, setting the Shanghai Gold Benchmark Price (SHAU) twice daily in Chinese yuan, which serves as a domestic pricing reference. Products include gold slab, gold ingot, gold bars, and silver spot contracts. The International Board of SGE (SGEI), launched in 2014, allows overseas institutions to trade gold in yuan, furthering RMB gold market internationalisation.

Ace Derivatives & Commodity Exchange Ltd. (ACE) was a regional agricultural commodity futures exchange based in Ahmedabad, India, approved by SEBI. ACE was one of several smaller Indian commodity exchanges that offered futures contracts primarily for agri-commodities such as castor seed, guar, soybean, and mustard. Smaller regional commodity exchanges like ACE faced market consolidation pressure as MCX, NCDEX, and ICEX captured the majority of national trading volumes.

The Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX), supervised by the Iranian Securities and Exchange Organisation (SEO), is Iran's regulated marketplace for energy carriers. Established in 2012, IRENEX facilitates the trading of crude oil, petroleum products (gasoline, gasoil, fuel oil, naphtha), electricity, natural gas, and petrochemical products within Iran's domestic market. As Iran is one of the world's largest holders of oil and natural gas reserves, IRENEX plays a critical role in Iran's domestic energy price-discovery system, operating alongside the Iran Mercantile Exchange.

The İzmir Commodity Exchange (İzmir Ticaret Borsası, İTB) is one of Turkey's oldest and most important commodity exchanges, established in 1891. Located in İzmir on the Aegean coast, the exchange is the primary trading venue for key Turkish agricultural exports including cotton, dried figs, dried apricots, raisins, and olive oil. İTB plays a central role in setting benchmark prices for Turkish agricultural produce, serving as a price-discovery centre for domestic and export markets.