The London Metal Exchange publishes the previous trading day’s prices on its website for each of these aluminium premium contracts, and historical data for the current calendar year is also available free of charge.
Monthly historical reports available include:
- Daily prices
- Volumes
- Stocks
Real time pricing and trading information
Real time pricing including all tradable months out to contract expiry is available via LME licensed data distributors.
Access real time pricing and trading information via our Licensed LME Data distributor network.
Key reference price table
| Contract name | Trading venues | Official prices | Closing prices |
|---|---|---|---|
| LME Aluminium US Premium | Ring, LMEselect, inter-office telephone |
Published daily for Months 1,4 and 15 at 13.10 |
Published daily for all 15 months. Provisional from 16.00 and final at 17.50. |
| LME Aluminium East-Asia Premium | |||
| LME Aluminium South-East Asia Premium | |||
| LME Aluminium West-Europe Premium |
Bloomberg ticker codes
If you have a Bloomberg subscription, the codes in the table below will allow you quick access to the premiums contracts.
Tickers are hosted in {CEM LMF}.
| Contract | Futures ticker (Menu page) | Futures ticket (Monthly prices) |
Futures ticket (Spreads) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LME Aluminium US Premium | JBLA Comdty |
JBLA Comdty CT |
JBLJBL Comdty CT |
| LME Aluminium East-Asia Premium |
JBTA Comdty |
JBTA Comdty CT |
JBTJBT Comdty CT |
| LME Aluminium South-East Asia Premium |
JBWA Comdty |
JBWA Comdty CT |
JBWJBW Comdty CT |
| LME Aluminium West-Europe Premium |
JBSA Comdty |
JBSA Comdty CT |
JBSJBS Comdty CT |
Thomson Reuters RIC codes
If you have a Thomson Reuters subscription, the codes in the table below will allow you quick access to the premiums contracts.
| Contract | RIC Root | Display name |
|---|---|---|
| LME Aluminium US Premium | PAA | Alum US |
| LME Aluminium East-Asia Premium | PAE | Alum EA |
| LME Aluminium South-East Asia Premium | PAZ | Alum SA |
| LME Aluminium West-Europe Premium | PAW | Alum WE |
Full list of Reuters Instrument Codes (RICs)
As an example, for the LME Aluminium US Premium contract, the key chains and displays to generate specific reports are:
| Description | RIC Code |
|---|---|
| LME Aluminium US Premium Composite Chain (indicative, LME Ring and LMEselect quotes and trades) | <0#cpaaf:> |
| LME Aluminium US Premium Closing Evaluations Chain | <0#paa-cls> |
| LME Aluminium US Premium Composite Spreads Chain (indicative, LME Ring and LMEselect quotes and trades) | <0#cpaa-:> |
| LME Aluminium US Premium December Select Forwards Display (NB LMEselect only) | <0#paaf:=lx> |
| LME Aluminium US Premium December Select Quote Display | <paaz5=lx></paaz5=lx> |
| LME Aluminium US Premium Volume Summary | <paa-vol-tot></paa-vol-tot> |
| LME Aluminium US Premium Market Open Interest Summary | <0#paa-fmoi> |
| LME Aluminium US Premium Exchange Open Interest Summary | <0#paa-feoi> |
| LME Aluminium US Premium Warehouse Stocks by Location Summary | <0#paastx-loc> |
| LME Aluminium US Premium Warehouse Stocks by Location & Grade Summary | <0#paastx-loc-grd> |
| LME Official Prices Display Including New Contracts | <0#lme-oprn> |