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.
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.