It is a private limited company, its original shareholders were National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), CRISIL (now known as S&P India), Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) ICICI Bank.

Current shareholders include IFFCO, Jaypee Capital Services, Punjab National Bank,Canara Bank, Build India Capital Advisors, Shree Renuka sugars and Star Agri warehousing.

NCDEX was incorporated on 23 April 2003 under the Companies Act, 1956 and obtained its Certificate for Commencement of Business on 9 May 2003.

As of 31 July 2013, NCDEX has 848 registered members, a client base of about 20 Lakhs, and offers trading on more than 49,000 terminals across 1,000 centers in India.

NCDEX has offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Indore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, and Kolkata.