List of commodities exchanges
A commodities exchange is an exchange, or market, where various commodities are traded. Most commodity markets around the world trade in agricultural products and other raw materials. Trading includes various types of derivatives contracts based on these commodities, such as forwards, futures and options, as well as spot trades.
A futures contract provides that an agreed quantity and quality of the commodity will be delivered at some agreed future date. A farmer raising corn can sell a futures contract on his corn, which will not be harvested for several months, and gets a guarantee of the price he will be paid when he delivers; a breakfast cereal producer buys the contract and gets a guarantee that the price will not go up when it is delivered. This protects the farmer from price drops and the buyer from price rises. Speculators and investors also buy and sell these contracts to try to make a profit; they provide liquidity to the system.
Some of these exchanges also trade financial derivatives, such as interest rate and foreign exchange futures, as well as other instruments such as ocean freight contracts and environmental instruments. In some cases these are mentioned in the lists below.
Major commodity exchanges
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Main commodity exchanges worldwide:Africa
| Group | Name | Abbreviation | City | Commodity types |
| Ghana Commodity Exchange | GCX | Accra, Ghana | Agricultural | |
| Africa Mercantile Exchange | AfMX | Nairobi, Kenya | Agricultural, Energy | |
| Egyptian Commodities Exchange | EGYCOMEX | Cairo, Egypt | Agricultural, Energy | |
| Nairobi Coffee Exchange | NCE | Nairobi, Kenya | Coffee | |
| Ethiopia Commodity Exchange | ECX | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Agricultural | |
| Mercantile Exchange of Madagascar | MEX | Antananarivo, Madagascar | Agricultural, Metals, Energy | |
| East Africa Exchange | EAX | Kigali, Rwanda | Agricultural | |
| Agricultural Commodity Exchange for Africa | ACE | Lilongwe, Malawi | Agricultural | |
| Auction Holding Commodity Exchange | AHCX | Lilongwe, Malawi | Agricultural | |
| Bourse Africa | Ebene City, Mauritius | Metals, Forex | ||
| JSE Limited | South African Futures Exchange | JSE | Sandton, South Africa | Agricultural |
| Nigeria Commodity Exchange | NCX | Abuja, Nigeria | Agricultural products | |
| Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange | LCFE | Lagos, Nigeria | Agricultural products, Oil and Gas, Currency, Solid Minerals | |
| AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited | AFEX Nigeria | Abuja, Nigeria | Agricultural products | |
| Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange | ZMX | Harare, Zimbabwe | Agricultural commodities | |
| Tanzania Mercantile Exchange | TMX | Dar es salaam, Tanzania | Agricultural commodities, Solid Minerals |
Americas
Oceania
| Group | Exchange | Abbreviation | Location | Product Types |
| ASX | Australian Securities Exchange | ASX | Sydney, Australia | Agricultural, Energy, Interest Rate Future |
| ABX Global | ABX | Brisbane, Australia | Precious Metals | |
| CBL Markets | CBL | Sydney, Australia | Energy, Emissions, Environmental |