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London Commodity Exchange

London, United Kingdom

Abbreviation

LCE

Location

London, United Kingdom

Region

Europe

Product Types

Agricultural (Cocoa, Coffee, Sugar, Grain)

About London Commodity Exchange

The London Commodity Exchange (LCE) was a major agricultural commodity exchange in London, trading futures for cocoa, coffee, sugar, grain, and other soft commodities. Founded in the 1950s, the LCE merged with the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) in 1996. Its agricultural contracts continue to be traded today on the ICE Futures Europe platform.

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