Metals Trading
Defined and Explained
There are
multiple exchanges on which to trade metals
depending on a trader’s location and specialty.
Metals trading takes many
forms and some of the most popular metals are
gold, silver, copper, platinum, and palladium.
The
following is a list of commodity futures exchanges around the
world:
The CBOT is one
of the oldest metals futures and options
exchange in the world.
Over 3000
members trade
48 different futures and options products at the exchange.
Product offerings in the metals contracts
include gold, silver, and copper.
The COMEX is a
U.S.
futures & options exchange for metals such as
copper, gold, and silver. COMEX is a division
of NYMEX.
The Dubai
Gold Exchange was developed to facilitate the
trade of gold.
Metal trading
on the DGCX takes place on an electronic trading platform.
The LME is one
of Europe’s’ larger
metals markets, with highly liquid trading. The LME is
used as the international standard for metal commodity
pricing of copper, silver and aluminum
alloy.
NYMEX is the
world's largest physical commodity futures exchange for
metals such as aluminum, copper,
gold, palladium,
platinum and silver.
Metal
quotes,
metal charts,
metal
futures
& options settlement prices are all available online on
their site.
A merger of
Osaka Textile Exchange and The Kobe Rubber Exchange began the
exchange in 1997. The exchange trades gold
and other metals heavily.
The SHME
enables
futures contracts trading for copper on a
centralized trading floor.
The SGE is
China's
first gold exchange founded by the People's
Bank of China.
The SFE is the
Australian based market for trading
metals futures or options products including
commodities, equities, interest rates and currencies.
The TME is the
first metals market in Iran and the first steel exchange
worldwide.
The TOCOM
Trades precious metals futures contracts for
gold, silver, platinum and palladium
products on this continuous computerized trading exchange.
Metals Trading Advice
The metals trading market is truly a
global enterprise and those interested in a profitable
investment strategy should do their research into the
metals trading market and gain an understanding of the
market drivers for metals before investing.
VantagePoint software can help a trader
understand the intermarket influences in the metals
market and get up to speed quickly.
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