Speculators are already involved in cobalt and molybdenum and contribute to volatility. Metals traded on exchanges are often less volatile because more participants have access to the market and their actions are regulated.

The LME is primarily a financial, rather than a physical market, where trading is used to manage risks rather than secure metal. Less than 1% of contracts traded on the LME result in physical delivery, so the chances of being stuck with metal you cannot use are very low.

In the unlikely event that a contract goes to physical settlement, lots can be swapped or sold at a premium or discount to the LME price. The cobalt industry is already used to this way of doing business, as it already trades metal at a premium or discount to the Metal Bulletin cobalt price.

The LME has been trusted to provide risk management services to the international base metals industry for over 135 years and it has an outstanding record of credibility in its contract specifications, price discovery and physical delivery mechanism.

In addition, its unique experience of managing the delivery mechanism of an international network of warehouses puts it in a strong position to deliver a physically delivered contract for cobalt and molybdenum, by-products of metals already traded on the exchange.

The option of physical delivery, while very rarely used, plays an important role in creating LME price convergence. In effect this means that if the LME price appears too high or too low, those in the market will see favourable pricing opportunity and make use of the delivery mechanism.

This presence, or threat, of delivery has the result of constantly ensuring that the LME price is in line with the physical market price.It also enables industry to sell material via the Exchange delivery system in times of over supply, and use the LME as a source of material in times of extreme shortage.

Cobalt and molybdenum contracts enable industry to hedge against volatility in prices.

Hedging is the process of managing the risk of a price change by offsetting it in the futures market. The ability to hedge gives producers, consumers and merchants in the industry the choice of how much price risk they are prepared to accept.

The process of hedging in the LME also creates a truly transparent and representative market price.

Futures contracts provide effective and reliable tools with which to manage volatility.

Cobalt and molybdenum are already volatile markets, but the LME contracts will help industry manage risk much better.

Futures markets introduce the potential of funds and speculators to invest in the industry; their involvement does not increase fundamental volatility and may dampen cycles by taking the opposite side to industrial clients.

Molybdenum is traded in 6 tonne lots. It is priced in dollars per tonne, molybdenum contained. The delivery size is 10 tonnes of roasted molybdenum concentrates (RMC) delivered in drums. Of each drum delivered and stored in warehouse, only around 60 percent of the drum, or 6 tonnes, has any commercial value, which is the molybdenum contained in the RMC.

Trading is out to 15 months on the Ring, LMEselect and telephone. As with all other LME contracts, only members of the Exchange are able to trade; the physical industry and other market participants must access the market and its risk management services through the LME’s membership.

You will need an internet connection to access the XML service, using a HTTPS request. The XML Data Specifications outline all the requirements of accessing for the XML next day data feed. For a copy of the XML Data Specifications please contact Customer Support.

The XML Data Specifications contains details on all available data. For a copy please contact Customer Support. The data included is sourced directly from the London Metal Exchange and includes daily reference prices, forex rates and key reports including traded volumes and the warehouse stock movements report.

LME historical data published in years prior to the current year is available to purchase from the LME online store.

Once you have subscribed to the LME XML next day feed, your subscription will automatically renew on your current expiry date. You will be sent a reminder email 40 days before your subscription renews and you will have up to 30 days before your subscription renews to confirm if you would like to cancel.

Subscribers will have access to the LME next day data feed at 00:10 UK time each day which will contain data for the previous trading day.

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Cash prices represent the current price in the market for spot contracts. LME cash contracts are for settlement or delivery two Business Days forward from the trading day. A 3 Month price represents the price agreed to settle or deliver material 3 months from the time the price is agreed. Similarly 15 or 27 months prices represent the price agreed for delivery 15 or 27 months forward from that point in time.

The settlement price for expiring contracts is the parent contract LME Official Settlement Price (cash sellers') established on the cash day for the Third Wednesday prompt of the expiring month.

We do not offer a free trial however we do provide a Data Specification document that describes the service in detail so new subscribers can review the XML format and develop integration solutions. For a copy of the document please contact Customer Support.

As XML is a popular, encoding language widely used for its flexibility in electronic data dissemination by many web services, we therefore do not provide support. However there are many documents and seminars advertised throughout the Internet where you can access additional support and training. Most web developers are familiar with this format.

LME XML Data Specifications will provide the information your developers will require to integrate the service with your systems please contact Customer Support for a copy.

You can display LME next day data once you have become a licensed LME data distributor. There is a one off registration fee of £1500.

An LME data distributor license is not required as long as the data is used for internal purposes only and not sent to external parties or displayed on public websites.

You can access real time or 30 minute delayed LME prices, report data and charting direct from the Exchange through LMElive, at www.lmelive.com. LMElive is designed to provide a comprehensive view of non-ferrous, steel billet and plastics futures trading with easy access over the Internet. You can also view data on your mobile handheld device or BlackBerry™ or iPhone with LMElive Anywhere. Sign up for a four week free trial.

The LME also distributes its market data through Licensed Data Distributors. These distributors range from data vendors to specialist industry publications and news providers. You do not need to become a member of the Exchange to access LME market data.

The LME offers a limited set of free data products delivered on a next day delayed basis. This data can be accessed from the Free Data Service, after completing a simple registration process. LME data available free of charge includes pricing information and a limited number of reports for LME non-ferrous metals, steel billet and plastics contracts.

The subscription process depends on whether you wish to distribute LME market data or use it only within your own organisation.

The LME has an education team who deliver seminars throughout the world. We also recommend you download the ‘Guide to LME market data’ document.

Please complete the Licensed Data Distributor Application Documents and send this to the LME.

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LMEsmart is a system for Matching and Registering Trades operated by the LME. The LMEsmart interface is an installed client application comprising a modern, user friendly graphical user interface (GUI) and an application programming interface (API) written in the FIX protocol. The system also offers a file upload/download installed client application, LMEsmart Bridge, which allows users to communicate directly with the LMEsmart FIX API for the purpose of uploading and downloading trades.

The OTC gold clearing functionality will be delivered in LMEsmart release 1.7.7. This is the first planned release after Synapse and technical documents will be available at the end of August 2010.

Release 1.7.7 will also include a number of minor bug fixes and enhancements to the production version of LMEsmart as well as the pass through of 4 additional data fields from LMEselect to assist members in automating their order-routed client trades executed in LMEselect.

This is therefore a mandatory release and all LME members who connect to LMEsmart should carry out testing.

No. The LME does however provide matching for gold OTC forward clearing. We also distribute prices for gold & silver on behalf of the LBMA.

This service is open to all participants who transact OTC bullion business. Participants must be clearing members of LCH.Clearnet and have an account set up with one of the LPMCL (London Precious Metals Clearing Ltd) members so that they can make delivery at settlement. (Please refer to LBMA website for a list of LPMCL members).

Yes, they will need to sign a sub-license and service agreement with the LME so that they can use LMEsmart to capture the OTC transactions to send to LCH.Clearnet’s Synapse Clearing System.

No, but they must satisfy certain conditions and sign a sub-license and service agreement with the LME setting out the terms and conditions. These agreements will be available in August.

Steel billet is a semi-finished product used in the production of steel reinforcement bars (rebar).

The significant price correlation between billet and rebar suggest that industry could price their rebar using the LME Steel Billet price as a benchmark, plus any conversion costs, premiums and profit.

Users of rebar, mainly those in the construction sector, could also utilise the LME contract to manage price risk and hedge their exposure to price volatility.

Producers who list their steel billet on the LME could benefit from:

• Access to a global market of ready buyers
• Ability to sell into the LME marketplace and improve cash flow, especially when demand is suppressed or a buyer reneges on a contract
• Inventory financing and trade finance opportunities
• Improved production management in times of uncertainty
• The opportunity to align your products with other LME-approved brands

Refer to the map of approved steel billet delivery locations for details of delivery locations.

For further detail on approved warehouse companies please refer to the list of approved storage facilities.

Please note the product code related to LME Steel Billet is FM.

The option of physical delivery, whilst very rarely used, plays an important role in creating price convergence between the physical market price and the LME futures market. In effect this means that if the LME price appears too high or too low, those in the market will see a favourable pricing opportunity and make use of the delivery mechanism.

This presence, or threat, of delivery has the effect of constantly ensuring that the LME price is in line with the physical market price. It also enables industry to sell material via the Exchange delivery system in times of over supply, and use the LME as a source of material in times of extreme shortage.

Billet is freely traded and produced in standardised merchant grades. In addition, it is easily and relatively cheaply stored, unlike other steel end products. It is not as prone to being damaged and can remain in storage for an indefinite period of time. Oxidation is lost in the re-processing stage.

The LME is a financial market used to manage future price risk, supported by the option of physical delivery (a terminal market). The LME does not facilitate physical trading for the purchase or sale of physical material. Companies with physical metal to sell will normally deal directly with their customers or through merchants. Some LME members are active in the physical market and have a physical trader or trading department trading LME warrants. These members may be able to assist in the sourcing of physical material as an additional service, this however is not their main business.

Metal that is ‘good for delivery’, is stored on warrant in LME-approved warehouses and must meet the specifications of the individual metal contracts laid down by the LME. In order to ensure the quality of metal held on warrant for delivery against LME contracts, all material must be of a brand listed as good delivery and approved by the LME directors. If a party wishes to sell material and that material is of a brand and specification in accordance with LME rules, then the party can deliver the material to the warehouse, have it placed on warrant and sell it through a broker. A buyer can also source material through their broker (LME members).

Futures contracts provide effective and reliable tools with which to manage volatility. There is no evidence to suggest that futures contracts have any effect on price volatility, in fact this is not their purpose. Without volatility and price risk you would not need a futures contract.

The reasons that the steel industry is subjected to volatility are similar to those in other industrial metals market. However, they may be more pronounced in the steel industry due to the fact that many producers are no longer able to establish fixed prices for their purchase of raw-material well ahead of time.

This situation is contrary to many companies in the non-ferrous industry which often have access to their own ore in the ground. The steel producer’s problem is combined with the difficulty for the majority of steel consumers to switch to other substitutes, as well as the lack of risk management tools to reduce price risk. Thus, volatility remains high in buoyant times.

A futures market introduces the potential for funds and speculators to invest in the industry, their involvement does not increase fundamental volatility in the long run and may dampen cycles by taking the opposite side of a trade to industrial clients. These entities provide significant liquidity to the market.

The LME has been trusted to provide risk management services to the international base metals industry for more than 135 years and it has an outstanding record of credibility in its contract specifications, price discovery and physical delivery mechanism.

In addition, its unique experience of managing the delivery mechanism of an international network of warehouses puts it in a strong position to deliver a physically delivered contract for steel.

Many steel producers already use the LME for hedging their zinc, tin, nickel and aluminium alloy exposure.

Steel billet can be traded up to 15 months into the future on all three LME platforms: open-outcry Ring trading, electronically on LMEselect, and via the inter-office telephone market. As with all other LME contracts, only members of the Exchange are able to trade; the physical industry and other market participants must access the LME market and its risk management services through the LME’s members.

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• LME Steel Billet contract specifications

Non-ferrous metals traded on the LME play an important role in the production of steel products and are used extensively by the global steel industry. These include metals such as:

• Nickel used in the production of stainless steel for cookware, cutlery, hardware, surgical instruments, major appliances, industrial equipment and automotive, aerospace and construction
• Zinc used for galvanising steel used for applications where rust resistance is important such as automotive, construction and amongst other things metal buckets
• Tin for tinplate for packaging
• Secondary aluminium used to remove oxygen during the steel melting process.

In addition, minor metals traded on the LME are also used in steel production. These include:

• Molybdenum used as hardening agents in the production of stainless steel and other alloys of steel such as for structural use
• Cobalt which also acts as a hardening agent is used in the manufacture of high speed steel e.g. for drill bits and similar cutting tools and special steel.

A number of major international steel producers already hedge their exposure to non-ferrous and minor metals using the LME. Where they do this the tendency is to hedge on a strategic basis looking at overall annual exposure. In some cases, particularly for nickel and tin, producers may choose to hedge 100% of their exposure to remove the impact of changes in price for these higher priced products on their final product.

LME Steel Billet futures contracts enable the steel industry to manage volatility in steel prices through hedging. Hedging is the process of managing the risk of a price change by offsetting it in the futures market.

The ability to hedge gives producers, consumers and merchants in the industry the choice of how much price risk they are prepared to accept.

The London Metal Exchange is the world's premier non-ferrous metals market. The LME offers futures and options contracts for aluminium, copper, tin, nickel, zinc, lead, aluminium alloy and NASAAC, steel billet, cobalt and molybdenum

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You can also find an extensive overview of the Exchange in our official book The LME Official Guide to Managing Metals Price Risk which is available for purchase on our online store.

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A series of introductory videos are available to view online. The videos cover a number of topics related to the LME including:

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• What is hedging?
• What's in a price?
• Why is warehousing and brands important?
• Trading on the LME
• Case study: managing price risk

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The course materials are the printed presentations you receive in the course, without any explanation it is difficult to follow them. For this reason we usually do not send the materials prior to the course.

The LME offers an extensive range of interactive courses which cover many aspects of pricing, trading and hedging on the LME as well advanced sessions. Find out more information on course content, dates and locations.

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To access LME prices, users need to register their details with the London Metal Exchange at http://www.lmeapp-reg.lmexgw.com/. We will treat your personal information confidentially.

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You will need an internet connection to access the XML service, using a HTTPS request. The XML Data Specifications outline all the requirements for accessing for the XML next day data feed. For a copy of the XML Data Specifications please contact Customer Support.

Once you have subscribed to the LME XML next day feed, your subscription will automatically renew on your current expiry date. You will be sent a reminder email 40 days before your subscription renews and you will have up to 30 days before your subscription renews to confirm if you would like to cancel.

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XML: Extensible Markup Language, is a textual data format widely used in web services and provides maximum flexibility for the transport and storage of information in a wide variety of structural formats.

Subscribers will have access to the LME next day data feed at 00:10 UK time each day which will contain data for the previous trading day.

The XML Data Specifications contains details on all available data. For a copy please contact Customer Support. The data included is sourced directly from the London Metal Exchange and includes daily reference prices, forex rates and key reports including traded volumes and the warehouse stock movements report.

We do not offer a free trial, however we do provide a data specification document that describes the service in detail so new subscribers can review the XML format and develop integration solutions. For a copy of the document please contact Customer Support.

An LME data distributor license is not required as long as the data is used for internal purposes only and not sent to external parties or displayed on public websites. Find out more

You can display LME next day data once you have become a licensed LME data distributor. There is a one-off registration fee of £1500.  Find out more

Please complete the Licensed Data Distributor Application documents and send this to the LME.  Find out more

The LME has an education team who deliver seminars throughout the world. We also recommend you download the ‘Guide to LME market data’ document.

As XML is a popular encoding language widely used for its flexibility in electronic data dissemination by many web services, therefore, we do not provide support. However, there are many documents and seminars advertised throughout the internet where you can access additional support and training. Most web developers are familiar with this format.

LME XML Data Specifications will provide the information your developers will require to integrate the service with your systems, please contact Customer Support for a copy.

LMEselect is the electronic trading platform for the LME.

The settlement price for expiring contracts is the parent contract LME Official Settlement Price (cash sellers') established on the cash day for the Third Wednesday prompt of the expiring month.

LCH.Clearnet will allow an amount of inter-commodity credit between the LME parent contract and the LMEmini spreads. This credit will reduce the initial margin for both contracts. Please refer to Portfolio 3b note 3 in the working examples of LMEmini initial margining download.

Download working examples of LMEmini initial margining

LMEminis will appeal to market participants who wish to trade monthly contracts that are not physically deliverable, with smaller tonnages, via an electronic trading platform or the telephone market.

Such interested parties would be: LME members, hedge funds, CTAs, arcades, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), proprietary houses, retail investors, day traders, small professional traders, large professional traders and funds.

LMEminis will also be attractive to the physical metals industry, particularly those looking to trade smaller tonnages than the standard LME contracts or a simple monthly prompt date system.

LMEminis can be traded via LMEselect by members, and clients of members can trade through a member’s order routing system, or via the telephone.

For LME parent metal contracts, profits are not immediately realised but become due only on the prompt date of the contracts, and discounted to present value, whilst unrealised losses have to paid up or covered by collateral or bank guarantee each day whilst the LME parent metal contract positions are open.

For LMEmini contracts, variation margins are realised each day unlike the parent metal contracts. Daily variation margin payments and receipts are debited or credited to the clearing members' accounts at LCH.Clearnet during the life of the open LMEmini position. The LMEmini variation margins are therefore not discounted.

Download working examples of LMEmini initial margining

LMEminis are traded electronically on LMEselect, from 01:00 to 19:00 hours ( London time) on LME trading days, and on the 24 hour telephone market.

Initial margins are set by LCH.Clearnet in agreement with LME. LCH.Clearnet uses London SPAN methodology for its margining. An LME member may, however, charge a different initial margin to its clients than LCH.Clearnet requires from its members.

If a member or client wishes to calculate London SPAN margins, LCH.Clearnet risk parameter files may be downloaded from LCH.Clearnet website. London SPAN can be programmed into members' systems, or alternatively PC London SPAN, a specially designed PC software program can be used to work out the calculations. More details of PC London SPAN are available on the LCH.Clearnet website.

LMEmini contracts are cash-settled and not physically deliverable.

LMEminis are monthly contracts for one prompt date (the Third Wednesday of every month) per month for 12 months forward. They are traded in smaller lot sizes than existing LME contracts and are cash-settled and therefore not physically deliverable. In contrast to other LME contracts, LMEminis are only tradable on LMEselect and the telephone market.

LMEmini contracts are margined on a daily marked-to-market basis. The closing price for the relevant parent contract is used for calculating margins. As with the existing contracts, LMEminis are cleared by LCH.Clearnet.

The Monthly Moving Average Price (MMAP) is the moving average price for the current LMEswap month based on known LME Official Cash Settlement Prices to date. At the end of the last business day of the current LMEswap month, the MMAP will be the same as the MASP.

The Month Average Settlement Price (MASP) is the average of all the daily LME Official Cash Settlement Prices in any given month. In the case of LMEswaps, the difference between the agreed fixed price and the unknown floating price (which becomes the MASP), is settled financially.

Anyone who prices their physical deals basis the Monthly Average Settlement Price (MASP) and wants to hedge their price risk – especially those whose hedging departments only allow use of on-exchange products.

The Notional Average Price (NAP) is the closing price for forward LMEswap months published at the end of each day. The NAP is made up of known LME Official Cash Settlement prices and LME Closing Prices taken from each of the prompt dates for the pricing period

On-exchange LMEswaps enjoy more transparent and standardised pricing, are cleared member to member by LCH.Clearnet and offer extra default protection and regulation under LME rules

Visit our LMEswap page for a full explanation of LMEswap pricing.

Initial margins are the same as LME futures contracts. Contingent variation margin is applied using the Notional Average Price (NAP)

Any producers and consumers who price their physical negotiations basis the LME Monthly Average Settlement Price (MASP) can use LMEswaps to accurately hedge their physical price risk in just one trade - all in a safe, regulated, transparent and protected environment

LMEswaps can be traded via the telephone on our 24-hour market or electronically via LMEselect - like all LME contracts you have to be a member or a client of a member to trade LMEswaps.

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Note: passwords are case sensitive.

You can cancel your subscription at any time up until 5 days before the Subscription Expiration Date (recommended) to avoid renewing and paying for next month's service.

A "Cancellation" confirmation e-mail will be e-mailed automatically, if the Cancel request has been successfully submitted and received on time by LMElive.

Note: The LMElive service(s) just cancelled (status: Pending Cancel) will be available until the Subscription Expiration Date, but will not renew for the next billing cycle.

From “My Subscription Page:”
Click link to change your access/login ID.
Note: this function is not available to Corporate plan users, except the Primary account holder.

Change Login ID page:
Current login ID (your full e-mail address) is displayed.
Enter a new login ID, overwriting the old one (must be a valid e-mail address).
Click Submit.
Note: Login ID change will take effect immediately: you will be logged out from the LMElive.com secure site (My Subscription Page) and asked to login again with the new login ID.


Note: Login IDs must be valid email addresses and are not case sensitive.

The Primary (account holder) can complete registration and payment process online as follows:
Sign Up page: Select plan type: Corporate- multi-user options
Continue with plan options.

Subscription Options page:
Enter a total number of users (2 minimum) for your corporate plan.
To register and select subscription options for each user, Click "Register for a Corporate Plan" button at the bottom of the page to continue.

Registration page, Part I : Online Access
Enter Online Access information all fields are required. User First Name
User Surname
User/login ID: must be a valid e-mail address-required
Password
Re-enter password
Confirmation phrase
LMElive anywhere Login ID* For LMElive anywhere mobile service only* : This mobile ID, based on the User Login ID, is assigned automatically but can be edited after a subscription option is selected. Please see subscription selection details below.


Part II; Subscription options, see below:



Product descriptions and fee schedule



LMElive Real-time: per month; US dollars



Desktop application; compatible with PC and MAC

$260

Non-Ferrous and Minor Metals , Steel Billet data




Desktop PLUS anywhere mobile application; compatible with iPhone, Blackberry and other smart phones.

$300



Non-Ferrous, Minor Metals, Steel Billet, PLUS anywhere mobile



LMElive Delayed:



Desktop application; compatible with PC and MAC

$180

Non-Ferrous, Minor Metals, Steel Billet




LMElive anywhere mobile service only: in real-time



anywhere mobile application; compatible with iPhone, Blackberry and other smart phones

$130

Non-Ferrous, Minor Metals, Steel Billet



NOTE: Subscribers to LMElive real-time (desktop) and LMElive anywhere wireless service (mobile application) will not be allowed to login to both applications at the same time.

Customer Registration Information After completing the Online Access and Subscription options selection for each user click continue to advance to the Customer Registration Information Page.

Fill in all required fields: the primary account holder's contact information.

VAT number* section: Immediately below the Customer Information section a VAT number field is provided.
Please fill in (if applicable) before you continue with your subscription.
* For EU residents (excluding UK): if you have a VAT number please enter it here to ensure that you are charged the appropriate VAT taxes for your subscription.
Click "Continue" to submit your registration information and proceed with payment options.

Payment terms
Select from: 4 week free trial or monthly renewable
Note: Credit Card is required for all subscription types and terms. Note: You will submit your credit card information and confirm your order after the preceding Agreement/Order Summary page where you will first review your subscription totals, and accept agreement.

Agreement/Order Summary Page
Order Summary:
Your Subscription details are displayed with prices (all prices in US dollars) including VAT taxes where applicable. *VAT will be applied to all UK and EU residents only. (*EU residents with a VAT number are exempt).
Subscription fees will be converted to GBP (with current rate as displayed) for UK and EU residents only.
LME Agreement: Please review and accept (click I Agree button) LMElive online agreement before continuing with your purchase.

Credit Card Payments
Credit card information: Fill in all required fields before submitting.
NOTE: This is require for all subscription terms and plans.
4 week free trial fees will not be charged at this time, only credit approval is confirmed.

Billing Information: Edit only if your billing information is different from your customer information.



Submit Information to continue.

Order Confirmation
Please review My Subscription Details (view only), credit card payment details (view only) and your billing details (view only) before placing your order (submit for credit card approval (free trial) or transaction payment for monthly subscriptions).

Note: When submitting billing changes (new address) from this page: the Order Confirmation page will reload again with the updated subscription details/amounts.


If the transaction is declined, a message will display in the transaction submission page explaining the reason for the declined transaction. You will receive an email notification with the reason for the declined transaction.
You will be able to go back and reenter/modify transaction information as needed, and re-submit infinite times until you have successfully completed the transaction.
Acknowledgement
The acknowledgement page will display immediately after a successful transaction (monthly) or credit approval (free trial) .
The acknowledgement page will display Your Subscription Details, and other useful account information.
You now have immediate access to services through the secure site page My Subscription Page where you can launch the LMElive products.

System E-mail Notification LMElive system will send an e-mail notification and PDF receipt (with monthly renewable subscriptions only) to your e-mail address (same as login ID). Please keep this for your records.

Subscription Facts

Products/Services: LMElive Real-time, LMElive Delayed, LMElive anywhere (mobile service).
LME Markets : Non-Ferrous, Minor Metals and Steel Billet.

Subscription Terms: Monthly renewable*; or 4 week free trial (renewable*), see term details below:
Renewal Period: Calendar month from subscription start date.
*NOTE: "renewable" means the subscription will automatically renew monthly on subscription expiration date (unless cancelled).
Payment Method:

a) Pay by Credit Card, online transaction;
b) Annual subscriptions are available, please contact customersupport@lmelive.com for details
Note: VAT will be charged for all UK residents (Billing address), AND EU residents without a VAT number.
Credit Card Types accepted: American Express, VISA, Master Card, Visa Delta.

1. Sign Up Page:

Select subscription plan type:
Single user plan or Corporate multi-user plan.
Product fee schedule

All prices are in US Dollar and a 4 week free trial is available.

NOTE: Subscribers to LMElive real-time (desktop) and LMElive anywhere wireless service (mobile application) will not be allowed to login to both applications at the same time.

2. Single User Subscription Plan - Registration page

Part I: Online Access
Fill in all required fields to set up access to LMElive services.
Note: An editable anywhere mobile ID is automatically assign (based on the LMElive Login ID entered) and can be used for mobile subscriptions if selected.

Part II: Customer Registration Information
Fill in all required fields before proceeding.
Please enter VAT number if applicable. (IMPORTANT!: EU residents, please enter your VAT number to ensure proper VAT changes for your subscription).

Click continue to submit your registration information and advance to the Agreement/Order Summary page.

3. Agreement and Order Summary

a) Your subscription selections will be displayed for review including all prices, taxes (VAT where applicable) and a total subscription cost.
You can go back to edit your selections at this time.
b) LME online user agreement will be displayed for your review:
You can Decline or click on "I Accept" to continue with the payment process.

4. Payment Page

Pay by Credit Card: fill in Credit Card Information section to pay by credit card.
Note: A credit card is required when subscribing online, for a free trial or monthly terms.
Billing Information: Edit only if different form what is displayed (your cstomer information).
Click submit to continue.

5. Confirmation Page

Review your subscription options before submitting your information to complete your online transaction.
NOTE: If you submit Billing Information changes the order confirmation page will be refreshed (reloaded) to display your subscription changes.
Click submit to continue.

6. Acknowledgement Page

An acknowledgement page will display when your transaction is completed and approved.
An e-mail confirmation will be sent to your registered e-mail address.
Note: For monthly subscriptions a PDF receipt is sent as an attachment. Please keep this for your records.


Click on the "Go to My Subscription Page" to be automatically logged into the LMElive.com secure site page for immediate access to your subscribed services.

1) Corporate, Multi-User Subscription Plan - Sign up

select corporate multi-user plan as your subscription type.

2) Corporate Plan, multiple users options

Enter total number of users in the plan (2 minimum).
Note: Subscription terms, product selection, LME markets, and pricing are the same as in the Single User Plan, see above for details.
All plan options are selected on a per user basis in the registration process.
To continue with the corporate subscription: Click button at the bottom of the page to proceed to the corporate registration page.

3) Corporate Registration

Primary (account holder) will fill in required fields for each user in the corporate plan.

a) Online Access: Fill in all required field (i.e. login ID and password) to access services online.
b) Subscription options: select one option
c) Repeat a and b for each user.
Subscription options: see details below;

Product fee schedule

All prices are in US Dollar and a 4 week free trial is available.
NOTE: Subscribers to LMElive real-time (desktop) and LMElive anywhere wireless service (mobile application) will not be allowed to login to both applications at the same time.

4) Customer Registration

Customer information is to be filled out by the Primary (account holder).
VAT section: at the bottom of this page, be sure to include a VAT number if applicable to ensure proper taxation on your subscription.

5) Payment terms

Select Terms: 4 week free trial or Monthly subscription
Note: Credit Card is required to complete an online transaction.
There are no charges incurred for 4 week trial until the expiration/renewal date, unless cancelled.

6) Agreement/Order Summary

See details under Single User Plan above (step 3)

7) Payment

Fill in all required fields and submit credit card and billing information for approval.
Required for all subscription terms (4 week free trial and monthly).

8) Confirmation

Review your subscription options before submitting your information to complete your online transaction.
NOTE: If you submit Billing Information changes the order confirmation page will be refreshed (reloaded) to display your subscription changes.
Click submit to continue.

9) Acknowledgement

An acknowledgement page will display when your transaction is completed and approved.
An e-mail confirmation will be sent to your registered e-mail address.
Note: For monthly subscriptions a PDF receipt is sent as an attachment. Please keep this for your records.


Click on the "Go to My Subscription Page" to be automatically logged into the LMElive.com secure site page for immediate access to your subscribed services.

From “My Subscription Page:”
Note: the "Mobile ID" link is available to Single User subscribers and Corporate plan Primary account holders only. This will be available only if you are a subscriber to this service.
Click the link to modify your access/login ID for the anywhere mobile application.

Change Login ID:
Current login ID is displayed. Note a default ID is assigned automatically upon registration and is activated when this service is selected as a subscription option.

Edit a new mobile login ID, overwriting the old one;
Note: must be a maximum of 8 letters and or numbers. It is case sensitive.
Click Submit.
Note: mobile login ID change submitted successful will take effect immediately.

If you were not able to complete the transaction process - for any reason - you can do so at any time through the My Subscription Page.


Upon submitted your online Registration and customer information successfully: You are now registered at LMElive.com.

You can login to My Subscription Page and finish the process, see details below.

Complete your transaction and activate your LMElive service:
Go to the LMElive.com home page,
Click on the LOGIN button at the top right of the page.
Enter User/login ID and Password to login to the My Subscription Page. Note: You will be able to log in to the secure web page but will not have access to any of the LMElive service at this time.

Activate via the My Subscription Page
Subscription status will display as "NA." (Plan Details section) The most common reason for an incomplete payment or transaction is the Credit Card information. Be sure to edit your information before attempting to "activate" your subscription.

1) Edit Credit Card information, the link is available in the Plan Details section Enter your accurate credit card and billing information and submit.
If and error occurs: error message will display on the Payment information page. You can re -submit after correcting the required information.
You will see a confirmation page if the information was submitted successful. From this page you will be able to return you to the My Subscription page to finish the subscription process.


2) Activate link (User Details link for Corporate Plan Primary): click to complete the subscription process;
Order confirmation page will display, where you can submit your payment again until your transaction is approved.
If your transaction is successful, you will see an acknowledgement page, with a link to return to My Subscription Page where you will now have access (button links) to the LMElive subscribed services.

If the transaction is declined, a message will display in the order confirmation page explaining the reason for the declined transaction.
You will also receive an email notification with the reason for the declined transaction.
You will be able to go back and reenter/modify credit card information as needed, and re-submit infinite times until you have successfully completed the transaction.

You must cancel your current LMElive subscription plan (single user).
Login to My Subscription Page
Click on "Cancel" link In the Cancellation window review terms and submit your cancel request (up to 5 days prior to current subscription expiration date, see Cancellation terms).

When LMElive receives your cancellation request: An email acknowledgement will be sent;
Your subscription status will change to "Pending cancel";
You will have access until subscription expiration date.

On the expiration date your subscription will not renew and will be allowed to expire.
You can then subscribe to a new Corporate plan In the LMElive.com Sign Up page.
Click here to see detailed instructions on how to subscribe to a corporate plan.

From “My Subscription Page”
You can change login ID (valid e-mail address) and password at any time when logged into the “My Subscription Page” (secure page).
Click on Change Password link:

To Change Password:
Enter your current password
Enter a new password
Re-enter a new password and submit changes.
Note: Make a note of the new password before submitting. You will be disconnected from the web site and the LMElive login page will load immediately after submitting a your password change.
LMElive will e-mail a Change of Password notice
(not including the new password).
Note: Password change will take effect next time the user logs in to LMElive.com.

Note: passwords are case sensitive.