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LME LMEX Futures Summary Contract Specification

Contract size
  • $10 per Index point

Settlement/prompt date

  • Second Wednesday of maturity month, subject to trading regulations

Index point value basis

  • Average of the third Wednesday priced for the first three qualifying trading months of the constituent metals

Maturity months

  • Monthly for twelve months, unless the contract is made after the Last Trading Time (see settlement basis below) for the calendar month on which the contract is made, in which case, eleven months

Settlement basis

  • Cash settlement based on the difference between settlement price of the Index on the prompt date and the value of the Index in the contract, multiplied by the contract size

Cash settlement

  • The settlement business day following the prompt date

Quotation

  • Index points

Minimum price movement

  • $0.25; $0.01 for a carry

Law / Regulation

English Law, with regulation by the LME and the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

This is a summary of the contract specifications. For full contract specification details, please refer to the LME Rulebook which details the complete rules and regulations of LME contracts.

LME contracts may only be offered or sold to United States foreign futures and options customers by firms registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), or firms who are permitted to solicit and accept money from foreign futures and options customers from trading on the LME pursuant to CFTC Rule 30.10.

Arbitration

In the case of unresolved disputes, arbitration is effected via the LME arbitration procedure, and/ or by other body agreed by the parties.

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