Australian Securities Exchange
Sydney, Australia
Abbreviation
ASX
Location
Sydney, Australia
Region
Oceania
Group
ASX Group
Product Types
Agricultural, Energy, Interest Rate Futures
About Australian Securities Exchange
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), founded in 1987 through the merger of six state-based stock exchanges, is Australia's primary financial market operator and one of the world's top-20 exchange groups by market capitalisation. ASX offers commodity derivatives including agricultural futures (wheat, barley, canola, sorghum, cotton), electricity futures for Australian states, and a comprehensive range of interest rate futures and options. The exchange provides essential price-discovery platforms for Australia's agricultural export sector and hedging tools for participants in the National Electricity Market (NEM).
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