Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) is the newly built up online trading exchange in the Dubai and first derivatives and commodities exchange in Middle East. It was established in November 2005. DGCX is a Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (Government of Dubai) initiative in partnership with Financial Technologies (India) Limited and Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX).

DGCX offers a range of products, with electronic trading accessible from anywhere in the world.

DGCX is a technology driven, de-mutual organization committed to provide a world-class trading platform for a wide array of commodities and to implement the best global practices, with the highest level of transparency.

DGCX offers huge advantages to existing participants in physical commodities markets in the region previously unable to hedge their price exposures as well as opportunities to the region's burgeoning investment community. These advantages include: 

• A fully automated, state-of-the-art, electronic trading platform accessible from anywhere in the world
• Uninterrupted trading hours from 08:30 am - 11:30 pm (GMT +4) 
• An effective regulatory structure
• Futures and Options trading on a range of commodities
• Robust risk management and surveillance systems
• Settlement guarantee provided by Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC), a subsidiary 100% owned by DGCX