Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX)

Our Vision

To transform Ghana’s economy by creating prosperity for all in commodity value chains and become a regional and global trading hub for all commodities.

Our Purpose

To connect markets, connect people & provide opportunities through innovation; using the most interactive and appropriate technology that meets the needs of our stakeholders and honouring earth’s resources through sustainable practices across our business.

Our Values

• Integrity: “We are committed to doing what’s right to preserve the trust and confidence of all those we serve and we each take ownership of our actions and outcomes.”
• Strong Partnerships: “Building strong, strategic alliances and teams will be at the core of GCX’s long term future success.”
• Equality: “We embrace diversity and treat each other and all those we serve with respect, fairness and dignity.”

Objectives

• To provide liquid, efficient markets for instruments demanded by our participants, such as auctions, spot, forward, futures and options; 
• To support access to finance through efficient linkages to commodity finance along the value chain and throughout the transaction cycle;
• To build the capacity of our members to enable them to use our infrastructure.
• To establish a fair and transparent price discovery mechanism.
• To provide a rigorous surveillance system that protect the integrity of our trade.
• To develop standards, contracts, and dispute mechanisms to reduce the risk of our members.
• To establish a reliable, efficient, and guaranteed clearing & settlement system.