Welcome to the LME Group Customer Test webpage. This page aims to provide all information relating to our Customer Test service and environments.
Customer Test support hours 08:00 – 17:00 (UK hrs) Monday - Friday.
Scheduled down time; planned maintenance will take place on Thursdays between the hours of 00.00-12.00 (UK hrs).
System status
Please note as per LME Notice 20/169 LMEselect, LMEselectMD and LMEsource are no longer available in MTB.
LMEsword is only available in MTB.
LMEprism is only available in MTA.
| System | MTA | MTB | Environment information |
| LMEselect | System available | System unavailable | |
| LMEsmart |
System available |
System available |
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| LMEmercury | System available |
System available |
|
| LMEsword |
System unavailable |
System available |
|
| LMEsource |
System available |
System unavailable | |
| LMEprism | System available | System unavailable | |
| LMEsftp(UDG) | System available | System available | |
| LMEsftp | System available | System available |
Environment availability - Trading hours
| LMEselect | 00:45 (pre-open) – 19:00 (Base metals) 20:00 (Precious metals) | LMEselect: Orders can be entered into LMEselect from 00:45 (pre-open) through to 19:00 (Base metals) 20:00 (Precious metals) |
| LMEsmart | 01:00 – 20:00 |
LMEsmart: Trades resulting from above orders transfer to LMEsmart for matching from 01:00 to 20:00 LMEsmart: Trades can be entered into LMEsmart from 01:00 to 20:00 |
| LMEmercury | 07:30 – 20:30 | LMEmercury: Matched trades transfer to LMEmercury from 07:30 to 20:30 |
| 07:30 – 20:00 | End to end testing available |
Contact us
Please email customertest@lme.com for all questions relating to the Customer Test environments.