23/02/2012
LMEswaps volumes strong in first month of trading
The LME announces encouraging volumes in LMEswaps trading since launching the contracts on 23 January 2012.
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06/02/2012
LME launches live forward price curve
The London Metal Exchange (LME) today will begin publishing live forward prices for all metals traded in the last Ring session of the day.
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23/01/2012
London Metal Exchange launches LMEswaps
The London Metal Exchange (LME) today launched LMEswaps for all of its non-ferrous metals. The financially settled contracts based on the average monthly price are the first of their type to be traded on-exchange in the world. They are designed for participants of the physical industry who need to hedge the monthly average price.
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12/01/2012
LME volumes surge to new record in 2011
The London Metal Exchange (LME) announced new records for volume and value of trading in 2011, strengthening its position as the world’s premier metals exchange.
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14/12/2011
LME creates new access to steel billet prices
The LME Steel Billet prices will be available for all subscribers to LME market data from 1 January 2012 in response to industry requests for reliable and transparent daily steel pricing.
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13/12/2011
LME to launch swaps 23 January 2012
The London Metal Exchange (LME) will introduce financially settled swaps for all non-ferrous contracts on 23 January 2012.
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19/10/2011
LME announces record trading on the Ring
The LME saw record volumes transacted on the Ring on Friday 14 October.
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11/07/2011
LME non-ferrous trading climbs 16 per cent in H1
LME non-ferrous trading up 16 per cent with 68.6 million lots traded in H1 2011.
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15/02/2011
LME-SGX metals futures successfully launched
LME-SGX copper, aluminium and zinc futures unveiled to give Asian retail investors easy access to global metals markets.
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11/11/2010
LME-SGX Metal Futures set for launch on 15 February 2011
Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the London Metal Exchange (LME) will jointly launch three new metal contracts on SGX on 15 February 2011. The three metal contracts are copper, aluminium and zinc futures.
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28/07/2010
London Metal Exchange and SGX to launch metals futures in Asia
The London Metal Exchange (LME) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) today said they are jointly developing cash-settled mini monthly metals futures contracts to be traded and cleared through SGX.
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27/07/2010
London Metal Exchange announces record trading volumes for first half of 2010
59,304,271 lots traded in first six months of 2010 up 7.5% & year on year
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25/05/2009
Risk management opportunities for the stainless steel industry outlined by the London Metal Exchange at BIR, Dubai
Dubai / London – George Adcock, Business Manager for Non-Ferrous Metals at The London Metal Exchange (LME), the world’s premier non-ferrous metals market, will address attendees of the BIR World Recycling Convention & Exhibition in Dubai, today.
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29/09/2008
London Metal Exchange prompt date extensions go live
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has today launched extended prompt dates for Primary Aluminium, Copper Grade A, Special High Grade Zinc, Primary Nickel and Standard Lead contracts.
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26/06/2008
London Metal Exchange prompt dates to be extended from September 2008
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has today announced extensions to prompt dates for primary aluminium, copper, zinc, nickel and lead futures contracts will be introduced on Monday 29 September 2008.
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