London Metal Exchange plans to launch about 15 contracts from January 2019

The London Metal Exchange’s Head of market development, Robin Martin, told Reuters on the sidelines of the International Derivatives Expo, the world’s oldest and largest market for industrial metals plans to launch around 15 new contracts from January 2019, including cash-settled cobalt and hot-rolled coil steel contracts.

Martin noted: “We will put in place the technical capabilities by November and then we’ll launch them from January.”