Nepal Spot Exchange Limited

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 Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), established in 1993, is one of China's three major commodity futures exchanges, regulated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). DCE is the world's largest exchange for iron ore futures by volume and a top global market for agricultural derivatives including soybeans, soybean meal, soybean oil, corn, and palm oil. The exchange also lists industrial plastics (polyethylene PE, polypropylene PP, PVC, ethylene glycol EG), energy products (LPG), and coking coal and coke contracts.

Commodities & Metal Exchange Nepal Ltd. (COMEN) is a commodity exchange based in Kathmandu, Nepal, offering futures and spot contracts for precious metals including gold and silver. COMEN is one of several commodity derivatives exchanges operating in Nepal, providing price-discovery and hedging mechanisms for bullion traders in the Nepalese market. Nepal's gold and silver markets are closely linked to Indian pricing benchmarks, with significant demand from the jewellery sector.

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.