The Trade Exchange

Q: What are the benefits of becoming a member of the Exchange?
A: An Exchange member can post various goods / services to buy or sell; a member could execute end-to-end transactions without using cash. Trade is a marketing, finance and sourcing tool all rolled into one. It is a strategic choice for any business as it adds value to in the following ways:
• Increased market share: It allows members to expand their base of customers and enter new markets, and at the same time maintain cash-paying customers.
• Conservation of cash: Most of the expenses that a company would have normally paid for in cash, are paid for through sales of products / services for which (under normal circumstances) there would not be any customers. By transacting on the Exchange, businesses automatically ensure Purchases through Sales.
• Alternative means of raising Capital: The Exchange can help with lines of credit, trade loans, and other approaches to financing which are unavailable to business lenders in the cash economy.
• Conversion of NPAs to APAs: Members can convert non-performing or under-performing assets to active assets by trading on the Exchange. For e.g., a warehouse lying empty can be rented out (or sold) to another Exchange Member for Trade Credit, which in turn can be used to make other purchases.
• Competitive advantage: Modern Trade clients are new clients that bypass competing companies to do business at the Member's establishment while the Member maintains his existing cash clients. For e.g., an Exchange Member looking for hotel accommodation would bypass all other hotels in a given area while opting for that hotel which is a Trade Exchange member.

Q: How can members avail of the Exchange's services?
A: A Member can use any one of the following modes for conducting transactions on the Exchange:
• Directly, by logging on to the Exchange website www.intrexindia.com
• By contacting a Channel Partner (phone or fax) who will guide the member through a transaction
• Using a local Channel Partner's System to log on to the website
• By contacting the Exchange Call Center (phone or fax) where the staff would guide the member through a transaction.

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