MCX is an independent and de-mutulized multi commodity exchange. It was inaugurated on November 10, 2003 by Mr. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Ltd., and has permanent recognition from the Government of India for facilitating online trading, clearing and settlement operations for commodity futures markets across the country.

Headquartered in the financial capital of India, Mumbai, MCX is led by an expert management team with deep domain knowledge of the commodity futures markets. The integration of dedicated resources, robust technology and scalable infrastructure, has helped MCX record many firsts since its inception.

Being a nation-wide commodity exchange having a robust infrastructure, offering multiple commodities for trading with wide reach and penetration, MCX is well placed to tap the vast potential poised by the commodities market. MCX offers a wide spectrum of opportunities to a large cross section of participants including Producers/ Processors, Traders, Corporate, Regional Trading Centers, Importers, Exporters, Co-operatives and Industry Associations amongst others.

MCX's most important differentiator and strength is that it is an independent and a de-mutualized exchange since inception. This is further strengthened by participation from different constituents of the market, such as banks, financial institutions, warehousing companies and other stakeholders of the marketplace. Moreover, experienced professionals with deep knowledge of the commodity markets as well as exchange management experience manage MCX.

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