Traders pictured during an open outcry trading session, in 'The Ring' at the London Metal Exchange in London. Picture date: Tuesday March 15th, 2016. Photo credit should read: Matt Crossick/ EMPICS. The LME, the world's biggest market for base metals, is the only financial exchange in Europe to still use open outcry trading, where contracts are traded in intense 5-minute bursts.

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