London Metal Exchange - The world centre for non-ferrous metal trading London Metal Exchange - The world centre for non-ferrous metal trading London Metal Exchange - The world centre for non-ferrous metal trading
contact us
London Metal Exchange - The world centre for non-ferrous metal trading
Site map
London Metal Exchange - The world centre for non-ferrous metal trading
Your questions
London Metal Exchange - The world centre for non-ferrous metal trading
Browse our site
ABOUT THE LME

LME SERVICES

Trading
  Our contracts
  Platforms
  Trading times
  Trading calendar
  Exchange holidays
  Clearing
Pricing
Risk management
Branding
Warehousing & delivery
Regulation & compliance
Arbitration
NON-FERROUS METALS
MINOR METALS
STEEL
PLASTICS
MARKET DATA
EDUCATION
MEDIA & EVENTS
ONLINE STORE
Print this page
 
You are here: home | lme services | trading | trading times
Trading times

Inter-office telephone trading - available 24 hours a day.

LMEselect - available from 01.00 - 19.00 (London time).

Ring trading - available from 11.40 - 17.00 (London time). Times as follows:

First Session  
Steel FF and FM 11.40 to 11.45
Aluminium Alloy & NASAAC 11.45 to 11.50
Tin 11.50 to 11.55
Primary Aluminium 11.55 to 12.00
Copper 12.00 to 12.05
Lead 12.05 to 12.10
Zinc 12.10 to 12.15
Nickel 12.15 to 12.20
Cobalt and Molybdenum** 12.20 to 12.25
Interval 12.25 to 12.30
Copper 12.30 to 12.35
Aluminium Alloy & NASAAC 12.35 to 12.40
Tin 12.40 to 12.45
Lead 12.45 to 12.50
Zinc 12.50 to 12.55
Primary Aluminium 12.55 to 13.00
Nickel 13.00 to 13.05
Steel FF and FM 13.05 to 13.10

Interval

 13.10 to 13.20
Kerb Trading 13.20 to 14.45
Interval 14.45 to 14.55
Second Session
Aluminium Alloy & NASAAC 14.55 to 15.00
Lead 15.00 to 15.05
Zinc 15.05 to 15.10
Copper 15.10 to 15.15
Primary Aluminium 15.15 to 15.20
Tin 15.20 to 15.25
Nickel 15.25 to 15.30
Steel FF and FM 15.30 to 15.35
Interval  15.35 to 15.40
Lead 15.40 to 15.45
Zinc 15.45 to 15.50
Copper 15.50 to 15.55
Primary Aluminium 15.55 to 16.00
Tin 16.00 to 16.05
Nickel 16.05 to 16.10
Aluminium Alloy & NASAAC 16.10 to 16.15
Kerb Trading 16.15 to 17.00*

Note:

* at 16.35 Tin, PP and LL cease trading;
at16.40 Lead and Steel cease trading;
at 16.45 Nickel and Cobalt cease trading;
at 16.50 Zinc ceases trading;
at 16.55 Copper and Molybdenum cease trading;
at 17.00 Primary Aluminium, Aluminium Alloy and NASAAC cease trading

** Cobalt and Molybdenum commence trading on 22 February 2009
Plastics trades exclusively on LMEselect and inter-office telephone market from 15 Feburary 2010
 
Search this site
Legal disclaimer  Contact us  Glossary Your questions  Site map
London Metal Exchange
ŠThe London Metal Exchange Limited 2003 - 2010, All rights reserved.
56 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 2DX, UK

Tel: +44 (0)20 7264 5555  Fax: +44 (0)20 7680 0505