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Trading includes various types of derivatives contracts based on these commodities, such as forwards, futures and options, as well as spot trades (for immediate delivery). A futures contract provides that an agreed quantity and quality of the commodity will be delivered at some agreed future date.
The National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) commenced trading in derivatives with the launch of index futures on 12 June 2000. The futures and options segment of NSE has made a global mark. In the Futures and Options segment, trading in the NIFTY 50 Index, NIFTY IT index, NIFTY Bank Index, NIFTY Next 50 index, and single stock futures ...
And in 1953 finally prohibited options and futures trading altogether. [7] The industry was pushed underground and the prohibition meant that development and expansion came to a halt. In the 1970 as futures and options markets began to develop in the rest of the world, Indian derivatives markets were left behind.
The exchange also introduced trading in index futures and options contracts on the S&P BSE Sensex and S&P BSE Bankex indices. [10] March 2018: INX launched trading in gold kilo futures contract, the first commodity derivative product on the exchange. This contract is based on 1 kg of gold and is settled in cash in Indian rupees.
Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) is a commodity exchange based in India. It was established in 2003 and is currently based in Mumbai. It is India's largest commodity derivatives exchange. The average daily turnover of commodity futures contracts increased by 26% to ₹32,424 crore during FY2019-20, as against ₹25,648 crore in FY2018-19 ...
Commodity [2] [3] Contract size Currency Main exchange Symbol Class III Milk: 200,000 lb: USD ($): Chicago Mercantile Exchange: DC Cash-settled Butter: 20,000 lb (~9 metric tons)
Below is a ranking of major exchange groups that offer exchange-traded derivatives (ETD), according to "Trends in ETD Trading Annual Review – 2023" published by the Futures Industry Association (FIA) on 31 January 2024.
The NIFTY 50 index covers 13 sectors of the Indian economy and offers investment managers exposure to the Indian market in one portfolio. As of July 2024, NIFTY 50 gives a weightage of 32.76% to financial services including banking , 13.76% to information technology , 12.12% to oil and gas , 8.46% to consumer goods , and 8.22% to automotive .