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London Metal Exchange

London, United Kingdom

Abbreviation

LME

Location

London, United Kingdom

Region

Europe

Group

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing

Product Types

Industrial Metals, Ferrous Metals, Precious Metals

About London Metal Exchange

The London Metal Exchange (LME) is the world's largest market for standardised forward contracts, futures, and options on base and industrial metals. Founded in 1877 and based in London, the LME offers contracts for aluminium, copper, zinc, lead, nickel, tin, cobalt, steel, and other metals, providing globally referenced benchmark prices. The LME is the last exchange in Europe to use open-outcry ring trading alongside its electronic platform. It was acquired by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) in 2012.

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London Commodity Exchange

LCE · London, United Kingdom

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.

Climex

CLIMEX · Amsterdam, Netherlands

Climex was a Netherlands-based electronic exchange for trading environmental commodities, particularly EU Emissions Allowances (EUAs), Certified Emission Reductions (CERs), and Emission Reduction Units (ERUs) under the Kyoto Protocol. Founded in the early 2000s to serve growing European carbon markets, Climex was one of the first platforms to provide standardised electronic trading for emission certificates. The platform subsequently wound down or was absorbed as EEX and ICE became the dominant carbon trading venues.

Power Exchange Central Europe

PXE · Prague, Czech Republic

Power Exchange Central Europe (PXE) is a Prague-based power exchange and a member of the EEX Group, providing electricity spot (day-ahead) and derivatives (futures) markets for the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, and Romania. PXE is the primary power exchange for Central and Eastern Europe, offering transparency and liquidity for the region's electricity sector. It is regulated by the Czech Energy Regulatory Office (ERU) and provides settlement and clearing services through EEX Group's clearing infrastructure.

Energy Exchange Austria

EXAA · Vienna, Austria

Energy Exchange Austria (EXAA) is Austria's regulated electricity and emissions exchange, founded in 2001 in Vienna. EXAA operates spot and day-ahead electricity market clearing for Austria and Germany, providing a transparent price-discovery platform for the Alpine-region power market. The exchange also provides auction services for EU CO2 Emission Allowances, supporting Austria's participation in the EU Emissions Trading System. EXAA is a licensed market operator under EU MiFID regulation.