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LME Nickel market latest
Given unprecedented movements in the nickel price, the LME has made a number of announcements.
Russian sanctions
The LME’s understanding of how recent US, UK and EU sanctions against Russia and disputed Ukrainian areas may affect the LME’s market.
Introduction to LME Cash-Settled Futures
Learn how cash-settled futures are priced, how to understand the forward curve, and how to use these contracts to manage price risk.
22 145 Consultation on OTC Position Reporting for all Physically Deliverable Metals & Accountability Levels for Reportable OTC Positions
The London Metal Exchange (“LME”) seeks the views of Members and other interested parties on the following proposals, which the LME believes will further enhance its visibility of OTC markets in the near term, in the interests of the market as a whole.
22 126 LME Management Appointments
Please see the attached news release from Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), which announces senior management appointments at the LME.
LME welcomes Sigma Broking Limited as Ring-dealing member
The London Metal Exchange (LME) is pleased to announce that Sigma Broking Limited begins trading and clearing today (21 February 2022) as a Category 1, Ring-dealing member.
Europe Steel Markets 2022
Market participants, analysts and representatives from steel end-using sectors will debate the medium- and long-term outlook for the European steel market, putting it in the context of global steel trends.
FIA International Derivatives Expo
IDX is an event that brings together industry leaders, vendors and policymakers to discuss what’s “now” in derivatives, and what lies ahead.
AMM Steel Success Strategies
The Steel Success Strategies Conference brings together the steel supply chain to discuss what’s driving price, supply and demand.
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Lithium at the LME
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LMEpassport, a key component of the LME’s drive for a more sustainable future, is a new system that does away with paper certificates of analysis and provides the market with a new voluntary register of a metal’s sustainability credentials.
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