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Contract specification

LME Lead Summary Specifications

 LME Lead Futures Summary Contract Specification
 LME Lead Options Summary Contract Specification
 Lead TAPOS Summary Contract Specification
 Lead LMEswaps Summary Contract Specification

Contract/Quality

  • Lead of 99.97% purity (minimum) conforming to BS EN 12659:1999

Lot size (warrant)

  • 25 tonnes (with a tolerance of +/- 2%)

Form/shape

  • Ingots

 Contract Code

  • PB

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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