City of London London Metal Exchange trading floor 1988 Photographed with permission in 1988 The London Metal Exchange (LME) is the futures exchange with the world's largest market in options and futures contracts on base and other metals. As the LME offers contracts with daily expiry dates of up to three months from trade date, weekly contracts to six months, and monthly contracts up to 123 months, it also allows for cash trading. It offers hedging, worldwide reference pricing, and the option of physical delivery to settle contracts.

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Location: London Metal Exchange
Photo credit: © BRIAN HARRIS / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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