page_title: London Metal Exchange
section_title: Facilities
hierarchical_section_title: London Metal Exchange / Facilities
caption_attribution_description: English: Entrance to the London Metal Exchange Русский: Вход в здание Лондонской биржи металлов
context_page_description: The London Metal Exchange is the futures exchange with the world's largest market in options and futures contracts on base and other metals. As the LME offers contracts with daily expiry dates of up to three months from trade date, weekly contracts to six months, and monthly contracts up to 123 months, it also allows for cash trading. It offers hedging, worldwide reference pricing, and the option of physical delivery to settle contracts.
context_section_description: To trade contracts in copper, tin, or any other metal listed on the LME, one has to trade through an LME member. Purchasers of contracts, which are then left to reach maturity, will receive a warrant for a specific LME approved warehouse to take delivery of the metal if require
  There are gold and silver and iron NOW
caption: Main entrance to the former premises of the LME, at 56 Leadenhall Street in the City of London
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