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THE SOURCE FOR HISTORICAL DATA

Explore historical market data straight from the source to help refine your trading strategies.
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Access and filter an archive of recent and historical notices for every aspect of trading at CME Group, including Clearing advisories.

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Metals

Base Metals futures and options

Mitigate base metals risk, view transparent prices and explore extensive trading opportunities.

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Get information on exchange rules, delivery procedures and clearing services. View NYMEX Rulebook.

Platforms

CME Direct

Gain access to our futures, options and block markets on one screen using this fast, secure and highly configurable trading front-end.

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CME ClearPort

Access a flexible suite of clearing services and capabilities to gain the advantages of security, efficiency and confidence.

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Block trades

See the latest Base Metals futures block trade information.

View the Block Trade Reference Guide for rules, minimums, hours and more.

CME DIRECT:
TRADE FUTURES, OPTIONS AND BLOCKS ON ONE SCREEN

Maximize capital efficiency and unlock liquidity with Base Metals futures

Manage your base metals risk and explore diverse trading opportunities with our futures contracts. Enjoy deep liquidity in established Copper and growing Aluminum markets, along with robust market oversight for fair trading. Enhance your capital efficiency through eligible margin offsets and a unified clearinghouse. 

Why trade Base Metals products?

Access the liquidity you need

Tap into the liquidity of our benchmark Copper contracts and rapidly growing Aluminum contracts.

Trade in orderly, fair markets

Dynamic circuit breakers, position limits, twice daily mark-to-market, oversight by CME Clearing, Market Reg, and CFTC help ensure integrity.

Maximize capital efficiency

Add savings from eligible margin offsets across Metals contracts and the efficiency of using one clearinghouse.

ALUMINUM AUCTION: EXPLORE ELECTRONIC AUCTIONS FOR SPOT ALUMINUM TRANSACTIONS

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More options, more choice, more precision

Tuesday and Thursday expiries are live and ready to trade on Gold, Silver and Copper Weekly options.

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Tools for your trading strategy

Build and refine your trading strategies with free pricing and analytic tools for Base Metals futures.

Open Interest Profile Tool

Analyze open interest and open interest patterns for each expiration within the selected product.

Commitment of Traders

Dive into market movements with CFTC report data to see who’s holding long or short positions in the market, their sizes and how it’s evolving over time.

Open Interest Heatmap

Track where positions are concentrated and view changes in volume and open interest.

Cross Asset Correlation Tool

Visualize and analyze pairwise correlations in three ways across our products.
Base Metals News and Events

Get the latest updates on the Base Metals futures markets with product news and information, macro trends and more.

Base Metals insights

Get our experts’ perspectives on current trends.

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Master the Base Metals market

Take self-guided courses on Base Metals products

If you’re new to futures, the courses below can help you quickly understand the Base Metals market and start trading today.

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Contact a Metals expert

Connect with a member of our expert Metals team for more information about our products.

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