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Duma Commodities Exchange

Duma Commodities Exchange

Building Africa’s Next-Generation Commodities Exchange.

Building Africa’s Next-Generation Commodities Exchange.

Fragmented markets

Fragmented markets

Weak price discovery

Weak price discovery

Limited warehouse receipt

Limited warehouse receipt

Inefficient settlement

Inefficient settlement





Digital

Electronic trading

Electronic trading

Receipts

Warehouse integration

Warehouse integration

Clearing

Settlement architecture

Settlement architecture

Market data

Market data

Surveillance

Surveillance

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Institutional oversight

Institutional oversight

Maize

Maize

Staple crop for food security, traded across Africa.

Staple crop for food security, traded across Africa.

Wheat

Wheat

Essential for bakeries and processors, growing demand.

Essential for bakeries and processors, growing demand.

Rice

Rice

Critical food commodity for regional trade.

Critical food commodity for regional trade.

Coffee

Coffee

Major export crop, connects African producers to global markets.

Major export crop, connects African producers to global markets.

Tea

Tea

Key export commodity and price discovery driver.

Key export commodity and price discovery driver.

Avocado

Avocado

Fast-rising agricultural export.

Fast-rising agricultural export.

Gold

Gold

Strategic mineral, institutional and export value.

Strategic mineral, institutional and export value.

Copper

Copper

Crucial for industrial use, strategic infrastructure.

Crucial for industrial use, strategic infrastructure.

Lithium

Lithium

Future-facing, battery-grade industrial mineral.

Future-facing, battery-grade industrial mineral.

Warehouse Receipts

Warehouse Receipts

Learn how receipts make trading secure and transparent.

Learn how receipts make trading secure and transparent.

Learn About Warehouse Receipts

Tech

Trading platform

Trading platform

Receipts

Warehouse integration

Warehouse integration

Clearing

Settlement

Settlement

Market data

Market data

Surveillance

Surveillance

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Participants

Participants

Governance & Regulatory Readiness

Governance & Regulatory Readiness

Institutional oversight, regulatory compliance & resilient controls.

Institutional oversight, regulatory compliance & resilient controls.

Governance

Investor Opportunity

Investor Opportunity

Private placement for professional, institutional investors only.

Private placement for professional, institutional investors only.

Investor Enquiries

DMX News & Insights

DMX News & Insights

Institutional, regulatory, technology updates and insights.

Institutional, regulatory, technology updates and insights.

Duma Commodities Exchange has commenced its institutional formation, laying the foundation for a compliant, transparent, and efficient market platform. Our leadership team is onboarding key advisors and structuring governance frameworks to align with regulatory and global best practices.

We are conducting an extensive review of trading platform technologies, warehouse receipt systems, and market data infrastructure to ensure DMX meets future-ready standards for regulated African commodity markets. Partner engagement and RFI processes are now live.

DMX has initiated formal consultations with Kenyan regulators, industry associations, and institutional partners. Our focus is on transparency, regulatory alignment, and developing a robust rulebook. These dialogues are essential for securing trust and operational readiness.

Duma Commodities Exchange is now preparing for its seed fundraising round. Capital raised will support licensing, operational team build-out, technology vendor selection, and regulatory compliance activities. Qualified investors are encouraged to contact our team for more details.

Recent studies highlight the significant potential of structured, rules-based commodity trading in Africa. DMX’s future platform will address market fragmentation, improve price discovery, and foster liquidity for producers and institutions across the region.

Engage with DMX

Engage with DMX

Investors, institutions, partners, warehouses & government stakeholders.

Investors, institutions, partners, warehouses & government stakeholders.

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