Qianhai Mercantile Exchange (QME)

Qianhai Mercantile Exchange (QME) is a spot bulk commodity trading platform initiated by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX Group) and jointly invested and established with Qianhai Financial Holdings, located in the Qianhai-Shekou area of the China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone.
HKEX Group is a world-leading financial market operator, providing world-class trading and clearing services for products across multiple asset classes including equities, commodities, fixed income and currencies. The London Metal Exchange (LME), under HKEX Group, has over 140 years of experience in bulk commodity trading management.
QME has established its development direction based on spot bulk commodities and rooted in serving the real economy. It is committed to working with industry clients to establish fair prices and build a sound market order, unclog channels for capital to enter the real economy, and jointly promote efficient market operation and development. QME will continue to monitor industry and bulk commodity market developments, respond to market demand in a timely manner, work closely with industry clients and trade associations, fill market gaps through the application of new technologies, and continuously provide innovative products and services that meet client needs.
In the future, QME will take technology, cross-border and finance as three entry points to build a standardized asset system connecting the real economy and finance, effectively promote solutions to the financing difficulties of real enterprises, and leverage the East-West coordination effect formed by the London Metal Exchange (LME) under HKEX Group to gradually realize, in stages, the strategic goal of building a global bulk commodity RMB pricing center.