India’s BSE Inks Agreement with Dubai’s DME to Broaden Commodities Market
- Together, the two exchanges will work together to help India’s commodities market maximise its potential.

India’s premier exchange, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), announced on Friday that it has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME). Together, the two exchanges will work together to help India’s commodities market maximize its potential.
DME is the premier commodities and international energy futures exchange in the Middle East. At the beginning of this month, BSE launched its derivatives Trading Platform Trading Platform In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real Read this Term. Through the agreement, the exchanges will support the development of this platform to create a resourceful commodities derivatives market in India.

Shri Ashishkumar Chauhan
Source: BSE
Commenting on the partnership, Shri Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, BSE, said: “at BSE, we have always focused on identifying and creating new business opportunities that will contribute to the development of the nation."
“We believe that it is important to build mutually beneficial relationships in the journey of shared goals. With the fundamental objective of evolving the commodity derivatives market, we are pleased to associate with DME in this endeavour that will immensely help all stakeholders.”
A Shared Interest in India’s Commodities Market
DME was launched in June 2007, and its flagship contract is the Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract (DME Oman). This contract is the sole benchmark for Oman and Dubai crude oil. BSE, on the other hand, was Asia’s first stock exchange. It claims to be the fastest in the world, with a median trade speed of six microseconds.
Speaking on the MoU, Raid Al-Salami, Head of DME, added: “as the world's fastest growing major economy, India offers seamless opportunities across industries, particularly in the energy sector. With its growing needs for energy imports, the country has become a key focus market for global industry players, and our collaboration with BSE will enable us to tap into the country’s thriving energy market."
“We will Leverage Leverage In financial trading, leverage is a loan supplied by a broker, which facilitates a trader in being able to control a relatively large amount of money with a significantly lesser initial investment. Leverage therefore allows traders to make a much greater return on investment compared to trading without any leverage. Traders seek to make a profit from movements in financial markets, such as stocks and currencies.Trading without any leverage would greatly diminish the potential rewards, so traders In financial trading, leverage is a loan supplied by a broker, which facilitates a trader in being able to control a relatively large amount of money with a significantly lesser initial investment. Leverage therefore allows traders to make a much greater return on investment compared to trading without any leverage. Traders seek to make a profit from movements in financial markets, such as stocks and currencies.Trading without any leverage would greatly diminish the potential rewards, so traders Read this Term our expertise in facilitating energy futures and commodities trading to enable BSE to further promote its new trading platform for commodities derivates and better serve the needs and interests of the domestic derivatives market.”
India’s premier exchange, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), announced on Friday that it has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME). Together, the two exchanges will work together to help India’s commodities market maximize its potential.
DME is the premier commodities and international energy futures exchange in the Middle East. At the beginning of this month, BSE launched its derivatives Trading Platform Trading Platform In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real Read this Term. Through the agreement, the exchanges will support the development of this platform to create a resourceful commodities derivatives market in India.

Shri Ashishkumar Chauhan
Source: BSE
Commenting on the partnership, Shri Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, BSE, said: “at BSE, we have always focused on identifying and creating new business opportunities that will contribute to the development of the nation."
“We believe that it is important to build mutually beneficial relationships in the journey of shared goals. With the fundamental objective of evolving the commodity derivatives market, we are pleased to associate with DME in this endeavour that will immensely help all stakeholders.”
A Shared Interest in India’s Commodities Market
DME was launched in June 2007, and its flagship contract is the Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract (DME Oman). This contract is the sole benchmark for Oman and Dubai crude oil. BSE, on the other hand, was Asia’s first stock exchange. It claims to be the fastest in the world, with a median trade speed of six microseconds.
Speaking on the MoU, Raid Al-Salami, Head of DME, added: “as the world's fastest growing major economy, India offers seamless opportunities across industries, particularly in the energy sector. With its growing needs for energy imports, the country has become a key focus market for global industry players, and our collaboration with BSE will enable us to tap into the country’s thriving energy market."
“We will Leverage Leverage In financial trading, leverage is a loan supplied by a broker, which facilitates a trader in being able to control a relatively large amount of money with a significantly lesser initial investment. Leverage therefore allows traders to make a much greater return on investment compared to trading without any leverage. Traders seek to make a profit from movements in financial markets, such as stocks and currencies.Trading without any leverage would greatly diminish the potential rewards, so traders In financial trading, leverage is a loan supplied by a broker, which facilitates a trader in being able to control a relatively large amount of money with a significantly lesser initial investment. Leverage therefore allows traders to make a much greater return on investment compared to trading without any leverage. Traders seek to make a profit from movements in financial markets, such as stocks and currencies.Trading without any leverage would greatly diminish the potential rewards, so traders Read this Term our expertise in facilitating energy futures and commodities trading to enable BSE to further promote its new trading platform for commodities derivates and better serve the needs and interests of the domestic derivatives market.”