Tokyo Commodity Exchange

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.

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 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.

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.