The Malaysia Derivatives Exchange (MDEX), also known as Malaysian Distribution Exchange, is a limited share company formed during June 2001 in Malaysia through the merger of the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) and the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX Malaysia). MDEX - Malaysian Derivatives Exchange, CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange, DCE - Dalian Commodity Exchange, RBD - Refined, Bleached & Deodorised, CPO - Crude Palm Oil, PKO - Crude Palm Kernel Oil, PK - Palm Kernel, MPOB - Malaysian Palm Oil Board, MPOPC - Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council, PORAM - Palm Oil Refineries Association of Malaysia, GAPKI - Indonesian Palm Oil Association (translation), UCAP - United Coconut Association of the Philippines A commodity pool operator (CPO) is an individual or organization that operates a commodity pool and solicits funds for that commodity pool. A commodity pool is an enterprise in which funds contributed by a number of persons are combined for the purpose of trading futures contracts or options on futures, retail off-exchange forex contracts, or swaps, or to invest in another commodity pool.