Our Standard Trading Agreement for Metals (STA-M) underpins all transactions on the GCH trading platform. STA-M defines all delivery terms and conditions including obligations, adjustments, default provisions and sanctions. Its accompanying Transaction Summaries define terms specific to each product, including quality specifications.
Access to STA-M is free-of-charge under licence granted by GCH. Any authorised signatory from your company can start the process by signing GCH's Product Licensing Agreement.
GCH is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the National Futures Association (NFA).
We complete thorough Know Your Customer (KYC) checks on all prospective trading platform members.
Our Compliance Officer will be pleased to guide you through the process.
Once your KYC checks are complete, simply sign our membership documentation to get access to the market.
Good news – it is currently free to join the GCH trading platform. We only charge a per tonne brokerage fee for transactions executed through GCH.
Bids and offers on the GCH trading platform are displayed anonymously. This allows full price transparency whilst protecting confidentiality.
To trade on the platform, your company's designated administrator will be asked to identify which of GCH's trading members are acceptable counterparties. Once this is reciprocated, they become an approved counterparty.
Prices posted by approved counterparties appear in red on the trading screen, and are executable. Prices posted by other counterparties appear in pink, and are view-only.
You're ready to access GCH's markets!
You'll see bids and offers posted by other Market Members in all spot and forward periods. You can execute transactions, or post your own prices.
But you're not on your own – our team of expert brokers in London and Singapore are at hand to support your ventures and help you meet your objectives.
Start your membership conversation today