Additional pricing information
The London Metal Exchange publishes the previous trading day’s prices on its website for each of these ferrous contracts, and historical data for the current calendar year is also available free of charge.
Real time pricing and trading information
Real time pricing including all tradable months out to contract expiry is available via LME licensed data distributors.
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Download historical data for this contract (including daily closing price forward curves, final settlement prices, daily volumes and exchange open interest) here: Historical data for cash settled futures
Key reference price table
| Contract name | Trading venues | Closing prices |
|---|---|---|
| LME Steel Rebar | 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 | ||
| LME Steel HRC FOB China (Argus) | ||
| LME Steel HRC N. America (Platts) |
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) | Futures Ticker (spreads) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LME Steel Rebar | JBPA Comdty |
JBPA Comdty CT |
JBPJBP Comdty CT |
| LME Steel Scrap | JBOA Comdty |
JBOA Comdty CT |
JBOJBO Comdty CT |
| LME Steel HRC FOB China (Argus) | LCYA Comdty | LCYA Comdty CT | LCYLCY Comdty CT |
| LME Steel HRC N. America (Platts) | HUSA Comdty | HUSA Comdty CT | HUSHUS 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 |
|---|---|---|
| LME Steel Rebar | SRR | Steel Rb |
| LME Steel Scrap | SSC | Steel Sc |
| LME Steel HRC FOB China (Argus) | MHC | Steel Cn |
| LME Steel HRC N. America (Platts) | LHU | Steel Na |
| Description | LME Steel Scrap | LME Steel Rebar | LME Steel HRC FOB China (Argus) | LME Steel HRC N. America (Platts) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composite Chain (indicative inter-office and LMEselect quotes and trades) | 0#CSSCF: | 0#CSRRF: | 0#CMHCF: | 0#CLHUF: | ||
| Final Closing Price Chain | 0#SSC-CLS | 0#SRR-CLS | 0#MHC-CLS | 0#LHU-CLS | ||
| Composite Spreads Chain (indicative inter-office and LMEselect quotes and trades) | 0#CSSC-: | 0#CSRR-: | 0#CMHC-: | 0#CLHU-: | ||
| LMEselect Forward Chain (NB LMEselect only) | 0#SSCF:=LX | 0#SRRF:=LX | 0#MHCF:=LX | 0#LHUF:=LX | ||
| Volume Summary | SSC-VOL-TOT | SRR-VOL-TOT | MHC-VOL-TOT | LHU-VOL-TOT | ||
| Market Open Interest Summary |
0#SSC-FMOI | 0#SRR-FMOI | 0#MHC-FMOI | 0#LHU-FMOI | ||
| Exchange Open Interest Summary |
0#SSC-FEOI | 0#SRR-FEOI | ||||
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