GLOBAL MARKETS: Protests ring out at London Metal Exchange
06 May 2021 - 05:00
The London Metal Exchange’s (LME) historic open-outcry trading Ring is no stranger to shouting. Now the discussion over its future is generating a fittingly noisy debate. Traders have launched a strong pushback after the LME proposed ending the more than 140-year-old system. Last week, the exchange said it would decide the Ring’s future in June, having received "unprecedented" feedback from its members.
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