Malaysia Derivatives Exchange

The Malaysia Derivatives Exchange (MDEX), also known as Malaysian Distribution Exchange, is a limited share company formed during June 2001 in Malaysia through the merger of the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) and the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX Malaysia). It is a subsidiary of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE).

MDEX is fully electronic, using the KLOFFE Automated Trading System (KATS). The exchange's most active contract is crude palm oil futures. It also trades futures and options on the KLSE Composite Index, three-month KLIBOR (Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate) futures, and five-year Malaysian Government securities futures. All derivatives except crude palm oil are cash settled. The KATS system has two trading sessions, separated by a lunch break. Trading is done Monday through Friday, from 8:45 a.m. to 6 p.m.

## History

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The Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (KLCE) was the first futures exchange in Malaysia and all of Southeast Asia, established in 1980. In 1996, the Malaysian Monetary Exchange was incorporated to assist in the exchange's expansion to financial futures. The Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMEX) succeeded the KLCE and the Malaysia Commodity Exchange, a subsidiary of the former KLCE. It merged with the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) in December 2000 and formed the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange (MDEX).

## Strategic Partnership

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The MDEX entered a partnership with Chicago Mercantile Exchange to improve accessibility to its global offerings. This partnership includes licensing of the settlement prices of the crude palm oil futures (FCPO) to establish Malaysia as the global benchmark for the commodity.

The partnership involves swap of ownership. Chicago Mercantile Exchange holds 25% of the equity stake, while the remaining is held by Bursa Malaysia Berhad.

## See also

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* List of stock exchanges in the Commonwealth of Nations

## External links

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* Official Website of Malaysia Derivatives Exchange
* Official Website of Malaysia KLIBOR

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Economy of Malaysia

History|

* 1997 Asian financial crisis
* Tiger Cub Economies
* Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Currency|

* Central Bank of Malaysia
* Malaysian ringgit

Banking and Finance|

* Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange
* Islamic Banking
* Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet)
* Overnight Policy Rate

Government agencies|

* Employees Provident Fund
* Energy Commission of Malaysia
* Federal Land Development Authority
* Khazanah Nasional
* Permodalan Nasional Berhad
* Malaysian Industrial Development Authority

Corridors and Regions|

* East Coast Economic Region (ECER)
* Iskandar Malaysia (IM)
* Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC)
* Malaysia International Islamic Financial Centre (Kuala Lumpur)
* Malaysia Vision Valley (MVV)
* Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER)
* Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ)
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States|

* Johor
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* Sarawak

Economic blueprint|

* Vision 2020
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* National Transformation 2050 (defunct)

Economic co-operation|

* BIMP-EAGA
* Indonesia–Malaysia–Singapore Growth Triangle
* Indonesia–Malaysia–Thailand Growth Triangle

Policies and Programs|

* Malaysian New Economic Policy (NEP)
* National Development Policy (NDP)
* New Economic Model (NEM)
* Government Transformation Programme (GTP)
* Economic Transformation Programme (ETP)

Agreements|

* Malaysia–European Union Free Trade Agreement
* Malaysia–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
* Malaysia–United States Free Trade Agreement
* Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
* Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

Industries|

* Ports
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* Tourism
* Postal
* Agriculture
* Palm oil production
* Automotive

Other topics|

* List of Malaysia states by GDP
* List of Malaysian states and municipalities by exports
* Poverty in Malaysia
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* Bamboo network
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Palm oil

Oil palms|

* Attalea
* A. maripa
* A. speciosa
* Elaeis
* E. guineesis
* E. oleifera

Diseases and
pests|

* Bagworm moth
* Basal stem rot (Ganoderma orbiforme)
* Cadang-cadang disease
* Little leaf syndrome
* Oryctes rhinoceros
* Rhynchophorus palmarum
* Oil palm bunch moth
* Tirathaba mundella
* Tirathaba rufivena
* Red ring disease (Bursaphelenchus cocophilus)

Components|

* Mesocarp
* Palm kernel
* lauric acid
* oil
* Palm oil
* linoleic acid
* myristic acid
* oleic acid
* palmitic acid
* stearic acid
* stearin

Processes|

* Biodiesel production
* Fat hydrogenation
* Fractionation
* Hydrolysis
* Milling
* Saponification
* Transesterification

Products|

* Biodiesel
* by region
* Neste
* Bioplastics
* Cellulosic ethanol
* Girl Scout Cookies
* Oleochemicals
* Vegetable oil
* cooking
* fuel

Organisations|

| Producers|

* Bumitama Agri
* Cargill
* Carson Cumberbatch
* Equatorial Palm Oil
* Feronia Inc.
* FGV Holdings
* IOI Group
* Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad
* Sime Darby
* TH Plantations
* Wilmar International

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Buyers / processors|

* AAK
* GreenPalm
* Neste
* Unilever

Governmental /
non-governmental|

* FELCRA Berhad
* Federal Land Development Authority
* Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives Exchange
* Malaysia Derivatives Exchange
* Malaysian Palm Oil Board
* Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

Policies, impacts
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* Biofuel policy of Malaysia
* Certified sustainable palm oil
* Deforestation by continent
* Southeast Asian haze
* Environmental impact of biodiesel
* Food vs. fuel
* Issues relating to biofuels
* Social and environmental impact of palm oil
* Vegetable oils as alternative energy

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* Colombia
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* Malaysia

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