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Pricing procedures for Cash-Settled Futures
23 190 Pricing Procedures for Cash Settled Futures
21 218 Final Settlement Procedures for Cash-Settled Futures
LME Cash-Settled Futures Daily Settlement Prices - Methodology
Real time pricing and trading information
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Historical data for cash settled futures
Key reference price table
Contract name | Trading venues | Closing prices |
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LME Steel Rebar FOB Turkey (Platts) | LMEselect and inter-office telephone |
Settlement prices for all 15 months published daily. Provisional approx. 16.45 and final at 17.50 |
LME Steel Scrap CFR Turkey (Platts) | ||
LME Steel HRC FOB China (Argus) | ||
LME Steel HRC N. America (Platts) | ||
LME Steel HRC NW Europe (Argus) | ||
LME Steel Scrap CFR India (Platts) | ||
LME Steel Scrap CFR Taiwan (Argus) |
Bloomberg ticker codes
If you have a Bloomberg subscription, the codes in the table below will allow you quick access to the ferrous contracts.
Tickers are hosted in {CEM LMF}.
Contract | Futures ticker (menu page) | Futures ticker (monthly prices) |
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LME Steel Rebar FOB Turkey (Platts) | JBPA Comdty | JBPA Comdty CT |
LME Steel Scrap CFR Turkey (Platts) | JBOA Comdty | JBOA Comdty CT |
LME Steel HRC FOB China (Argus) | LCYA Comdty | LCYA Comdty CT |
LME Steel HRC N. America (Platts) | HUSA Comdty | HUSA Comdty CT |
LME Steel HRC NW Europe (Argus) | LHPA Comdty |
LHPA Comdty CT |
LME Steel Scrap CFR India (Platts) | LXLA Comdty | LXLA Comdty CT |
LME Steel Scrap CFR Taiwan (Argus) | LVAA Comdty |
LVAA Comdty CT |
Refinitiv RIC codes
If you have a Refinitiv subscription, the codes in the table below will allow you quick access to the ferrous contracts.
Contract | RIC root | Display name |
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LME Steel Rebar FOB Turkey (Platts) | SRR | Steel Rb |
LME Steel Scrap CFR Turkey (Platts) | SSC | Steel Sc |
LME Steel HRC FOB China (Argus) | MHC | Steel Cn |
LME Steel HRC N. America (Platts) | LHU | Steel Na |
LME Steel HRC NW Europe (Argus) | CSHN | Steel Hn |
LME Steel Scrap CFR India (Platts) |
CSSI |
Steel Si |
LME Steel Scrap CFR Taiwan (Argus) |
CSST |
Steel St |
Description | LME Steel Scrap | LME Steel Rebar | LME Steel HRC FOB China (Argus) | LME Steel HRC N. America (Platts) | LME Steel HRC NW Europe (Argus) | LME Steel Scrap CFR India (Platts) | LME Steel Scrap CFR Taiwan (Argus) | ||
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Composite Chain (indicative inter-office and LMEselect quotes and trades) | 0#CSSCF: | 0#CSRRF: | 0#CMHCF: | 0#CLHUF: | 0#CSHNF: | 0#CSSIF: |
0#CSSTF: |
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Final Closing Price Chain | 0#SSC-CLS | 0#SRR-CLS | 0#MHC-CLS | 0#LHU-CLS | 0#CSHN-CLS |
0#CSSI-CLS |
0#CSST-CLS |
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Composite Spreads Chain (indicative inter-office and LMEselect quotes and trades) | 0#CSSC-: | 0#CSRR-: | 0#CMHC-: | 0#CLHU-: | 0#CCSHN: |
0#CCSSI: |
0#CCSST: |
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LMEselect ForwardChain (NB LMEselect only) | 0#SSCF:=LX | 0#SRRF:=LX | 0#MHCF:=LX | 0#LHUF:=LX | 0#CSHN:=LX |
0#CSSI:=LX | 0#CSST:=LX | ||
Volume Summary | SSC-VOL-TOT | SRR-VOL-TOT | MHC-VOL-TOT | LHU-VOL-TOT | CSHN-VOL-TOT | CSSI-VOL-TOT |
CSST-VOL-TOT |
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Market Open Interest Summary |
0#SSC-FMOI | 0#SRR-FMOI | 0#MHC-FMOI | 0#LHU-FMOI | 0#CSHN-FMOI |
0#CSSI-FMOI | 0#CSST-FMOI |
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Exchange Open Interest Summary |
0#SSC-FEOI | 0#SRR-FEOI | 0#CSHN-FEOI |
0#CSSI-FEOI | 0#CSST-FEOI |