OJSC Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange is established in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Commodity Exchanges”.GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONSBelarusian Universal Commodity Exchange was established with a view: * to improve the mechanism of government regulation in the field of domestic and foreign trade; * to develop formal wholesale market; * to provide equal access to the market; * to give additional economic impetus to the agents of the market.Main objectives and functions of the Exchange’s activities: * creation of the most transparent system of bargaining on the principles of free pricing and auction according to the established rules; * exchange transactions registration; * determination of demand and supply; * quoting and its publication; * study of factors that influence the Exchange’s price movement; * creation of the Exchange’s infrastructure.