The GCHL trading platform provides quick, efficient access to standardised physical nickel contracts
Trading with globalMETAL
Only principal companies, who will make or take delivery of the metal are permissioned to transact on screen.
Only qualifying screen bids, offers and trades will be included in the index calculations.
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What can you trade?
Physical class 1 Nickel
- Briquettes, full plate cathodes, pellets, powder, rounds
- Standardised specs, standard T&Cs
- One of a number of origins
- One of a number of global destination points, from Baltimore, USA to Yokohama, Japan
- Prompt delivery periods or longer dated contracts
Transparent screen trading
- Bids and offers visible to all
- You decide which counterparties you can transact with on screen
- Trade alerts sent to all
- Fully comparable pricing basis
- Click and trade - Quick and easy access to spot markets
The trade process
Standard
product specs
Standard
delivery T&Cs
Pre-approved
credit between
counterparties
Bids & offers
posted anonymously on screen
Trade
executed on screen
Counterparties' identities
revealed to each other
Price, volume, origin and arrival period
communicated to the market
Objective Data
included in index calculations
How do I know I won't be matched with someone I can't trade with?
All market participants create and maintain a list of counterparties with whom they can trade. Permissions can be conditional (e.g. buy only, sell only) or time-bound (limited to certain periods along the forward curve).
We'll show you the bids and offers of counterparties with whom you can trade in the red. Those of other parties will be in pink, and won't be executable.
Benefits of globalNICKEL Market Membership
Price, destination, origin and volume are communicated in real-time to all market members, providing unparalleled insight into live physical market conditions
To reflect market needs, Members are invited to take part in the revision process for our Standard Trading Agreement for Metals, STA-M
Indices are calculated from actual bids, offers and trades posted on the trading screen. By actively participating on the market, you play a part in determining index prices