London Metal Exchange launches next day delayed data service
The London Metal Exchange has launched a next day delayed data service for market participants looking to add LME metals prices to company websites and internal software applications.
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The service, the XML Next Day Data Feed, is an XML-based data feed that provides a comprehensive record of the previous day's trading data from the Exchange. This is a new service offered separately to the LME's established real-time vendor feed.
Caroline Porter, Business Manager for LME Data, comments: "We've seen a lot of demand for next day data from companies looking to publish LME metals prices on their websites as well as from sales professionals and purchasing managers looking for reference prices to be integrated into internal applications and back office systems. This latest data feed is a simple and cost effective service that will allow companies and individuals to utilise LME prices at the end of trading each day."
Features and benefits of the XML Next Day Data Feed include:
* Complete set of LME daily official and settlement prices for the previous trading day;
* Final evaluation prices (closing prices) for the full forward curve for futures and options for all contracts;
* Full daily warehouse stocks movements report providing visibility of the physical movement of material in and out of LME-listed warehouses;
* Enables 3 month price charts to be published as images onto websites;
* Simple contract summary tables for all LME non-ferrous, steel billet and minor metals contracts for web pages and intranets to support sales and purchasing decisions; Daily LME official forex rates and monthly average prices.