Commodity
Open 2026
A research challenge on forecasting gold, silver, copper and crude oil, for students and researchers.
- USD 1,600in prizes
- Teams ofone to four
- Register byThu 8 Oct
- Submissions24 to 27 Oct
Selected teams have received the data pack and the full rules.
The challenge
Commodity Open 2026 is a research challenge on four commodity futures traded on India's MCX: gold, silver, copper and crude oil. Selected teams get years of market data, the economic calendar and a news feed, and build models that call the market's next moves. The organizers re-run every submission on their own machines, then test it on market sessions no team has seen.
gold
MCX
silver
MCX
copper
MCX
crude oil
MCX
Timeline
Thu 24 Sep
Registration opens
Thu 1 Oct onwards
Selected teams receive a confirmation, the data pack and the full rules, as they register
Thu 8 Oct, noon IST
Registration closes
Sat 24 Oct
The second data file, covering 25 Sep to 23 Oct
Sat 24 to Tue 27 Oct, 5 pm IST
Submission window, extended by a day. The link is sent to your registered email
28 Oct to 3 Nov
The organizers run and review every submission
Mid November
One-to-one calls with prize contenders, then verdicts
Prizes
USD 1,600
in total
USD 600
Task 1
Spot the swing
USD 1,000
Task 2
Build a self-improving learning loop
Beyond the prizes
This is research work. Teams that qualify or deliver strong work may be selected for paid contribution and further work with the organizers.
Submissions 24 to 27 Oct
Selected teams have received the data pack and the full rules.