İzmir Commodity Exchange

Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), founded in 2003 and headquartered in Mumbai, is India's largest commodity derivatives exchange and the world's 6th largest commodity futures exchange by contracts traded (FIA, 2024). MCX offers futures and options in precious metals (gold, silver), base metals (copper, aluminium, zinc, lead, nickel), and energy (crude oil, natural gas), providing essential price-discovery and hedging tools to India's producers, traders, and institutional participants. As of 2025, MCX counts 568 registered members with pan-India market access. Key 2025 milestones include the launch of India's first Electricity Futures Contract (July 2025), Nickel Futures (August 2025), and Options on the MCX BULLDEX® Metals Index (October 2025). Regulated by SEBI since 2015 following the merger of the Forward Markets Commission into SEBI, MCX operates under a robust regulatory framework ensuring market integrity and investor protection.

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), founded in 1875 as the Native Share & Stock Brokers Association, is Asia's oldest stock exchange and one of the world's largest by number of listed companies. While primarily an equity and debt exchange, BSE offers commodity derivatives including base metals, agricultural products, energy, and precious metals via BSE's commodity segment. BSE is headquartered in Mumbai's financial district and is regulated by SEBI. It lists over 5,500 companies and provides critical infrastructure for India's capital markets.

Universal Commodity Exchange (UCX) is an Indian commodity exchange offering futures and derivatives contracts in agricultural commodities, energy products, and precious metals. UCX operates as one of India's smaller national commodity exchanges, providing an additional venue for commodity price discovery and hedging alongside the larger MCX and NCDEX exchanges. The exchange is regulated by SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India).

The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) is the UAE's premier commodity and financial derivatives exchange, founded in 2005 by the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) and Financial Technologies India (now 63 moons). DGCX offers futures and options on precious metals (gold, silver), currency pairs (INR/USD, AUD/USD, EUR/USD and others), energy (WTI crude oil, Brent crude oil), and equity indices. It serves as the primary derivatives exchange for the Middle East and South Asian trading communities.