Mumbai, India
Abbreviation
MCX
Location
Mumbai, India
Region
Asia
Product Types
Precious Metals, Base Metals, Energy, Agricultural
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.
Nepal Spot Exchange Limited (NSE) is a spot commodity exchange based in Kathmandu, Nepal, offering spot trading for agricultural commodities and bullion (gold, silver). NSE provides physical delivery and spot price mechanisms for local market participants in Nepal, supporting price transparency in the agricultural and precious metals sectors. The exchange is one of several commodity market operators in Nepal.
MEX Nepal is a commodity derivatives exchange based in Kathmandu, Nepal, providing a trading platform for agricultural commodities, bullion (gold, silver), base metals, and energy products. As part of Nepal's developing commodity derivatives sector, MEX Nepal offers local producers and traders access to price-risk management tools. The exchange operates within Nepal's regulatory and legal framework for commodity markets.
The Uzbek Commodity Exchange (UZEX), established in 1994 in Tashkent, is Uzbekistan's primary commodity exchange and one of Central Asia's largest. UZEX trades a wide range of products including ferrous and non-ferrous metals, crude oil derivatives and petroleum products, base oils, LPG, polyethylene, chemicals, sugar, cotton, and agricultural commodities. As a key institution in Uzbekistan's market economy transition, UZEX provides transparent price-discovery and exchange infrastructure for the country's resource-rich commodity sectors.
The Osaka Exchange (OSE) is Japan's primary derivatives market, operating as a subsidiary of Japan Exchange Group (JPX). Formed through the 2013 merger of the Osaka Securities Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange, OSE handles futures and options on Nikkei 225, TOPIX, government bonds, and commodity derivatives in precious metals, rubber, and agricultural products previously listed on TOCOM. The exchange provides the central infrastructure for equity and commodity derivatives trading across Japan.