Metals Commodity Markets and Exchanges

Established in 1848, CBOT is the oldest futures and options exchange in the world. 3,600 members trade 48 different futures and options products at the exchange. Product offerings include metals contracts, financial contracts, equities and agriculture.

COMEX is a U.S. futures & options exchange for metals such as copper, gold, aluminum and silver. COMEX is a division of NYMEX.

The exchange has been developed to facilitate the trade of gold and commodities. Transactions on the DGCX will take place on a state-of the-art electronic trading platform and is expected to commence operations in Q3 of 2005.

The world’s premier non-ferrous metals market, with highly liquid contracts. The LME is used as the international standard for metal commodity pricing of copper, aluminum, zinc, lead, tin, nickel, silver and aluminum alloy. Historical price data is provided.

View prices and trade commodity futures contracts for gold, platinum and silver on this exchange. Formerly named the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).

NYMEX is the world's largest physical commodity futures exchange for metals such as aluminum, copper, gold, palladium, platinum and silver and energy. Quotes, charts, futures & options settlement prices are all available online.

Established in 1997, after a merger of Osaka Textile Exchange and The Kobe Rubber Exchange. Commodity futures contracts for aluminum, cotton and rubber are traded.

Trade futures contracts for copper cathode and aluminum ingot on this new centralized trading floor.

China's first gold exchange approved by the State Council and founded by the People's Bank of China. The exhange performs the regulated functions stipulated by Management Rules of Gold Exchange and organizes gold transactions.

Australian based market for trading futures or options products including commodities, equities, interest rates and currencies.

The first metals market in Iran and the first steel exchange worldwide.

Trade aluminum and precious metals futures contracts for gold, silver, platinum and palladium products on this continuous computerized trading exchange.

As the price of gold continues to rise, it seems that new companies wanting to purchase old gold pieces appear everyday. It is not unsurprising that the current combination of high unemployment and record high gold prices has created an ideal environment for these mail-in cash for gold companies. But how do they work? And, more importantly, do...

With 130 years of history and over US$ 11 trillion of metal contracts traded in 2010, the London Metal Exchange (LME) is the oldest and largest market for non-ferrous metals.