Pakistan Mercantile Exchange
Karachi, Pakistan
Abbreviation
PMEX
Location
Karachi, Pakistan
Region
Asia
Product Types
Precious Metals, Energy, Agricultural, Currencies, Interest Rate
About Pakistan Mercantile Exchange
The Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX) is Pakistan's first and only multi-commodity futures exchange, established in 2007 in Karachi and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). PMEX offers futures contracts across precious metals (gold, silver), energy (crude oil, natural gas), agricultural commodities, equity index futures, and currency derivatives including gold in Pakistani rupees. The exchange is owned by the National Bank of Pakistan, Karachi Stock Exchange, Islamabad Stock Exchange, and Lahore Stock Exchange.
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