Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange registers 39 dealing member firms

Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange ( LCFE), has screened and registered 39 Dealing Member Firms for trading in commodities electronic receipts as part of its growth and expansion strategy.

The first pan African Commodities Exchange in Nigeria has also set up market development committees for structured Commodities trading ecosystem.

In a statement by LCFE, the Head, Operations, Allwell Umunnaehila announced that the Exchange had registered 38 Dealing Member Firms (DMFs) as its members.

Allwell explained that stakeholders looking to raise capital for their operations could do so through listing financial contracts on the Exchange, saying the business operations include commodity aggregation, processing, logistics, cold chain and Infrastructure development.

Corroborating him, the LCFE’s Managing Director, Akin Akeredolu-Ale mentioned additional milestones, including onboarding of new directors, critical stakeholders, establishment of a framework for Publicly listed instruments, partnerships with key stakeholders, capacity building and regulatory advocacy.

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Akeredolu-Ale also noted that the DMFs could drive the commodities market through Advisory, marketing, trading, product generation, and advocacy. He affirmed that the Commodities Ecosystem was a huge market that needed to be explored.

He also explained the steps the DMF would have to take to onboard new clients to the Exchange and develop the market.

Akeredolu-Ale inaugurated Commodity Development Committees to drive the development of the ecosystem. These Committees include Advocacy, Product Development/ and Liquidity, Minimum Operating Standard, Marketing and Technology. The Chief Executive Officers of the DMFs volunteered to spearhead the development of the ecosystem through these committees.

The Chairman, Association of Securities Dealing Houses of Nigeria (ASHON), Sam Onukwue, congratulated the DMFs that have registered with the LCFE and advised them to partner with the Exchange for enhanced professional practice.