The ACE Exchange
A continental order book for African commodities. Transparent price discovery, deep on-chain liquidity, and instant smart-contract settlement — open to sovereigns, producers and global buyers.
Continuous limit order books, price-time priority
Every commodity on ACE trades on a public, time-priority limit order book. Bids and offers from sovereigns, producers, market makers and buyers meet in a single venue.
Public depth
Full level-2 depth published in real time over WebSocket. No hidden books, no preferential routing.
Sub-second matching
Deterministic matching engine with price-time priority. Limit, market, IOC, FOK and post-only orders supported.
Multi-tenor
Spot today, with rolling forwards and warehouse-receipt futures launching across grains, metals and energy.
From match to final settlement
Trades settle on-chain through audited smart contracts. Funds and tokenized commodities move atomically — no T+2, no counterparty risk.
- 01Order placed
Signed order routed to the matching engine over WebSocket or REST.
- 02Match
Engine matches at best price-time priority and emits a fill event.
- 03Atomic swap
Smart contract escrows token and stablecoin legs in a single transaction.
- 04On-chain settle
Both legs finalize on-chain. Trade is immutable and publicly verifiable.
- 05Reconciled
Custody, audit and reserve feeds reconcile within minutes.
Live chart, real markets
Practice reading the tape on a live TradingView chart powered by global reference prices, then complete the four onboarding steps below to place your first trade on ACE.
Reference price feed · Settles on-chain at matched price
Create your account
Sign up as an individual, business, or sovereign entity.
- Email + 2FA
- Wallet linking
- Free to open
Verify identity
Complete KYC, KYB or sovereign attestation to unlock trading.
- Tiered limits
- Sanctions screening
- Pan-African coverage
Fund & allocate
Deposit stablecoins or wire fiat through a regulated partner.
- USDC, USDT, fiat
- Instant on-ramp
- Sub-account support
Place your first trade
Pick a market, choose order type, and settle on-chain.
- Limit / market / IOC
- API & terminal access
- Live proof of reserves
Ready to trade African commodities?
Open an account, complete verification, and place your first order on a transparent, on-chain order book.