The main market in Australia for the exchange of financial and commodity futures. The Sydney Futures Exchange commenced operations in 1960 as the Sydney Greasy Wool Futures Exchange, and changed to its current name in 1972 to reflect its expanding role. (See also Futures Contract, Financial Futures).
The Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) is both a futures exchange and options exchange located in Australia. The 10th largest derivatives exchange in the world, SFE provides derivatives in interest rates, equities, currencies and commodities.