Rohit Bansal - IIT Roorkee

01 June 2010 Launch of futures trading in Lead Mini contracts for the first time in India24 May 2010 Launch of futures trading in Zinc Mini contracts for the first time in IndiaDecember 3, 2009November 30, 2009November 27, 2009October 14, 2009MCX is the 6th largest commodity futures exchange globally in terms of the number ofcontracts traded on the exchange for the period January to June 2009. (Source: FIA andExchange websites)MCX launches Exchange of Futures for Physicals (EFP) transactions for the first timein IndiaMCX recorded its Highest Daily Turnover since inception of Rs. 51,626.51 croresPWC and MCX releases India's first Yearbook on Indian Commodity EcosystemSeptember 4, 2009 MCX being awarded “Best Commodity Exchange for the year 2009”May 12, 2009March 20, 2009March 12, 2009Launch of futures trading in Almond for the first time in the WorldRecord all time high turnover of Rs. 32k crs (USD 6.39 bn)MCX becomes the fourth largest derivatives exchange in AsiaIn India the transactions of commodities areincreasing day by day. MCX offers morethan 40 commodities across varioussegments such as bullion, ferrous and nonferrousmetals, and a number of agricommoditieson its platform. The value oftrading has been booming and is likely tocross the $ 5 Trillion mark in 2011 and, ifall goes well, seems to be set to touch $7Trillion in a few years.Rohit Bansal is a Research Scholar at IITRoorkee (Saharanpur Campus). He iscurrently pursuing his research work inthe area of Financial Management underthe supervision of Dr. Ashu Khanna.