Futures / Commodity Exchanges

    What is Futures / Commodity Exchange?

    Commodity exchanges are trading organizations that engage in transactions that involve the buying and selling of futures and options related to the commodities market. Generally, the commodity exchange will maintain a physical location where trading activity takes place.


    A financial and commodity derivatives trading platform headquartered in Chicago. Originally founded in 1898 as the Chicago Butter and Egg Board, the CME has one of the largest options and futures line-up of any exchange in the world. The CME offers contracts of all kinds including agriculture, credit, economic events, equity index, FX, interest rates and other futures/options investments. The CME is owned and operated under the CME Group.

    Established in 1848, the CBOT ranks as the oldest futures/options trading exchange in the world. The exchange offers more than 50 different futures and option contracts for investors stretching across a number of asset classes. As of 2007, the CBOT operates as a subsidiary of the CME group.

    The NYMEX is the world’s largest physical commodity futures exchange, offering exposure to a wide variety of products. Commodity Exchange Inc. (COMEX) also operates as a division of the NYMEX and is best known for offering exposure to various metals contracts. The two divisions joined in late 2006, and were acquired by the CME Group in early 2008.

    Stationed in the United Kingdom, the LME is a major exchange that offers exposure to futures and options of a wide variety of base metals and other commodity products. Some of the metals traded include aluminum, copper, tin, nickel, zinc, and lead. Though founded in 1877, the exchange can trace its roots all the way back to 1571, when the Royal Exchange in London was opened, only trading copper at that time.

    Eurex Exchange is an international exchange which primarily offers trading in European based derivatives and it is the largest European futures and options market. The products traded on this exchange vary from German and Swiss debt instruments to European stocks and various stock indexes.

    JPX provides integrated and reliable market infrastructure for financial instruments. Find the latest on listed issues and developments at Asia's leading exchange group. Japan Exchange Group

    Hong Kong Futures Exchange is a futures exchange in Hong Kong. Established in 1976, it offered a variety of options and futures contracts, linked to stock market indices, stocks, short-term interest rates, and foreign exchange. HKFE is a subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited.

    ASX futures ASX Trade24 Market Data disseminates real-time, delayed and historical trading data for all ASX Trade24 contracts. This data is made available via dedicated terminals, the internet and hand-held devices offered by the world's key data vendors. More information on how to access live ASX Trade24 market data.

    Singapore Exchange Limited is an investment holding company located in Singapore and provides different services related to securities and derivatives trading and others. SGX is a member of the World Federation of Exchanges and the Asian and Oceanian Stock Exchanges Federation.

    The MCX is a private commodity exchange based in Mumbai, India. The company was founded in 2003 and ranks as one of the top 10 commodity exchanges in the world. Traders can gain access to a number of the usual suspects like gold and silver, but also have the option to trade a number of commodities focused on the Indian economy like pepper, cashew kernel, yellow peas, and a number of other futures that would be difficult if not impossible to find within U.S. borders.