IME

Iran Mercantile Exchange

1) Physical Market: The spot trading platform of the exchange which host various standard base commodities traded as the feedstock of the downstream industries. Commodities are traded on the main market of IME in the form of cash, credit and SALAM contracts. Types of products are traded in the agricultural sector, metal and mineral sector, and oil and petrochemicals products.

Side market: Runs the market for unconventional products and non-exchange or off-grade products in the form of auctions in the spot market trading platform

Export Pit: The export pit of the IME was launched in 2007. Commodities that are offered on the export ring are solely for the purpose of exporting to the outside the borders of Iran and it is not possible to use and transfer it within the country. The transactions in the export ring are similar to the domestic ring and the export trading floor is located in Kish Island.

2) Derivatives market: Comprises of futures and options trading. IME provides futures and option contracts on saffron, cumin seed and pistachios.

Financial market: The financial market is based on financial instruments such as standard parallel SALAM, Commodity Depository Receipts , and ETCs. The purpose of these tools in this market is to finance producers. Through various instruments, it has been tried to encourage other investors, in addition to the commodity sector activists, to participate in funding the producers.

IME facilitates the trading of commodities and products through its markets.

IME’s Listed Commodities on Different Trading Floors

 IME Markets