Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Abbreviation
DGCX
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Region
Asia
Product Types
Precious Metals, Currencies, Energy, Equity Index
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.
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.
Ace Derivatives & Commodity Exchange Ltd. (ACE) was a regional agricultural commodity futures exchange based in Ahmedabad, India, approved by SEBI. ACE was one of several smaller Indian commodity exchanges that offered futures contracts primarily for agri-commodities such as castor seed, guar, soybean, and mustard. Smaller regional commodity exchanges like ACE faced market consolidation pressure as MCX, NCDEX, and ICEX captured the majority of national trading volumes.
The Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE), established in 1999 through the merger of the Shanghai Metal Exchange, Shanghai Cereal and Oils Exchange, and Shanghai Commodity Exchange, is one of China's three principal commodity futures exchanges, regulated by the CSRC. By trading volume, SHFE consistently ranks among the world's largest exchanges for copper, zinc, rebar steel, and silver futures. Listed products include base metals (copper, aluminum, zinc, lead, nickel, tin), precious metals (gold, silver), energy (crude oil, fuel oil), and industrial materials (natural rubber, bitumen, rebar steel, wire rod, hot-rolled coil).
The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx) was an electronic commodity derivatives exchange established in 2008, launching trading in 2011. It offered USD-denominated gold and silver futures contracts designed to serve as a bridge between the Western and Asian precious metals markets, taking advantage of Hong Kong's position as a global financial hub. HKMEx surrendered its FINI licence and ceased operations in May 2013 following regulatory investigations and trading irregularities.