Numa : FUTURES & OPTIONS EXCHANGES

http://www.numa.com/ref/exchange.htm

A web page containing the list of all Futures and Options exchanges in the following countries:

Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) is a self-regulated non-profit organization, providing the place, facilities and services for the centralized trading of futures contracts. At present, there are four contracts including copper, aluminum, natural rubber and fuel oil. SHFE has about 219 members, of which, 183 are brokerage firms, and the rest are proprietary members.

At present, futures contracts underlying five commodities, i.e., copper, aluminum, natural rubber, fuel oil and zinc, are listed for trading.

Established for over 130 years and located in the heart of The City of London, the London Metal Exchange is the world’s premier non-ferrous metals market. It offers futures and options contracts for aluminium, copper, nickel, tin, zinc and lead plus two regional aluminium alloy contracts. In 2005 the Exchange launched the world’s first futures contracts for plastics; for polypropylene and linear low density polyethylene, with the introduction of regional plastics contracts in 2007.

Price factors affecting commodity prices (Oil, gold, silver and other basic resources)

Supply-side price factors

Central Bank Sales (a gold specific factor) and Producer Dehedging.

Mining Production: volume produced and sold (negative correlation), mine strikes (positive correlation) and increasing production costs (positive correlation)

Demand-side price factors - positive correlation

Strong development of large emerging consumers, like China and India.

In the following table you will find the main factors/drivers influencing the gold price, demand and supply.

Demand /supply side factors of the gold price: