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Tokyo exchange inks Dubai agreement

Dubai, March 17, 2014

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (Tocom) and Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East, have signed a deal to strengthen their cooperation in promoting the development of energy contracts and in particular crude oil which is listed on both exchanges.

Tocom is Asia’s leading commodity derivatives exchange listing industrial and agricultural products.

As per the deal, the duo will explore several areas of co-operation ranging from joint marketing activities, offering new services to facilitate trading for participants in both markets, in addition to working together to enhance their respective role as marketplaces providing key benchmarks for Asian crude, with the objective of boosting trading activities in both markets.
 
Tadashi Ezaki, the president and CEO of Tocom expressed delight at signing the MoU which signifies the exchange's efforts in strengthening co-operation with the DME.

Tocom, he stated, plans to offer a comprehensive slate of energy products, including LNG and electricity, and is preparing for the launch of energy-related OTC trading/clearing services.

"In this context, I firmly believe that our collaboration with DME will play an important role as we commit ourselves to better serve the needs of the energy community by offering a vibrant, liquid market with ease of access to participants all over the world," he added.

DME chief executive officer Christopher Fix said the deal is a major development in our strategic initiative to build closer relationships with Asian customers and to support the development of energy trading benchmarks within Asia.

"With the Asian market driving the bulk of global oil consumption, I believe this MoU will facilitate development on both sides and will allow us to work together on areas of mutual interests to strengthen market efficiency and capitalize on long term growth opportunities while taking into account the risk management needs of users," he added.-TradeArabia News Service




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