Metals
Commodity Rankings: Going for gold
HSBC topped the precious metals categories of this year’s commodity rankings, swapping places with runner-up and last year’s winner UBS in a gold-dominated 12 months. Société Générale maintained...
The US has followed in the footsteps of Europe by approving its first set of physically backed palladium and platinum exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which hold the equivalent of 17% and 7% of each metal’s...
IntercontinentalExchange (Ice) will introduce an over-the-counter cleared iron ore contract based on the Platts Iron Ore Index on December 2. "As a major input to steel production, iron ore is essential...
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Iron ore swaps grow on London Dry Bulk
London Dry Bulk's trading platform LDB-X has facilitated the trade of roughly half the iron ore swap contracts cleared through the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in November.
London Dry Bulk launches e-trading platform for iron ore swaps
The increase in iron ore swaps trading since the launch of clearing by Singapore Exchange (SGX) in April and by LCH.Clearnet in June has prompted interdealer broker London Dry Bulk to launch an electronic trading platform for iron ore swaps. Launched...
CME accepts gold as collateral for trades
The clearing house of global exchange CME Group - CME Clearing - has announced it will now accept gold as collateral for trades on the exchange.
Gold rally could break by year-end
Gold has pushed above $1,000 an ounce for the first time since February, strengthened by the weak dollar. But how sustainable is the most recent rally?
JPM launches buy-write gold play
JP Morgan has launched a new play on gold that packages a buy-write strategy into a collateralised special purpose vehicle (SPV). The product, targeted at institutional and private bank investors, adapts traditional gold buy-write strategies, which combine...
Precious Metals House of the Year - JP Morgan
Uncertainty in the financial system dominated many commodity markets last year and, despite their traditional ‘safe haven’ status, precious metals markets were not immune to credit contagion. Despite volatile market conditions in 2008, JP Morgan’s...
Base Metals House of the Year - Deutsche Bank
Two years of concerted efforts to build out its industrial metals platform have paid dividends for Deutsche Bank. Though its base metals operation is the longest-standing business in its commodity platform, it has until recently largely focused on derivatives...
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