The London Metal Exchange (LME) runs a number of incentive programmes designed to encourage trading and enhance liquidity for both new and existing participants on our markets.
LME base metals, ferrous and LMEprecious incentive programmes are governed by the Incentive Programme General Terms (PDF).
To apply for an incentive programme, completed application forms should be submitted via email to incentive.programmes@lme.com.
If you have any questions, please contact sales@lme.com.
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LME base metals The Proprietary Liquidity Programme is now available for outright, medium-dated carry, and long-dated carry contracts in aluminium, copper, zinc, nickel, lead, and tin traded on LMEselect. |
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LME ferrous metals We offer a liquidity provider programme to support the growth of our ferrous contracts LME Steel Scrap, LME Steel Rebar and the two LME Steel HRC contracts. |
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LMEprecious We currently offer a New Market Participant programme, which offers discounted fees for all new participants trading LME Gold and LME Silver. We also have a Liquidity Provider programme in place. |
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Member incentive programmes The Ferrous Member Incentive programme, LMEprecious Member Incentive programme and the New Cash Settled Member Incentive programme are available to category 1 and 2 LME members and LMEprecious GCMs . |
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Ring suspension rebate programme We have launched a new incentive programme for Category 1 members in response to the temporary Ring suspension. |
Upon the LME’s acceptance of a participant onto an incentive programme, the combination of the General Terms, relevant specification document, and the application form will together form the agreement between the LME and the relevant participant in respect of that's participant’s participation in the incentive programme.
For more information please contact our Sales team.