Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange

Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange ("HKMEx") has been founded on June 25, 2008 with the objective of bridging the international commodities markets with China through an efficient and transparent pricing platform for end-users and the global trading community. The company was founded on the conviction that state of the art trading systems would be built from Internet-enabled, secure platform. With the electronic trading platform on commodities, HKMEx allows customers to trade tailor-made contracts, hedge pricing risks in china and across the region, lower transactions costs and increase participation by Chinese commodities traders. HKMEx operates from Hong Kong headquarters and trading expected to commence in the first quarter of 2009.