
Base metals solutions
The StoneX metals team specializes in exchange-traded aluminum, copper, zinc, lead, nickel, and tin products. We also trade a suite of ferrous products. Spanning more than 35 years, our metals experience and focus on client service rank us as one of the best metals firms in the world.
Explore our base metals solutions
StoneX offers a wide variety of customized financial services to meet your strategic objectives.
Base metals risk management
Protect your margins and enable more significant strategic planning. The Base Metals Team helps clients better manage their risk through customized hedge analysis and implementation and execution strategies.
Derivatives markets
Connect to more than 36 derivative markets worldwide across spot trading, crypto futures, interest rates, currencies, futures, options and more. Let StoneX help you access your next big market opportunity.
Physical commodities in base metals
As a full-service financial franchise, StoneX can offer solutions beyond most metals firms. Our global Physical Commodities Team combines deep market experience and insightful risk management analysis to help clients increase profitability.
Enterprise perspective
Understanding a client’s enterprise is the best way to help identify and manage risks beyond their metals exposure. We first learn our clients’ businesses then select the right financial tools to mitigate those risks.
OTC solutions for base metals
We offer over-the-counter (OTC) products tailored to meet the specialized needs of the metals market, particularly commercial hedgers, including fixed for floating and month-average liquidations that replicate physical pricing terms.
Voice brokerage for base metals
The Base Metals Team offers 24-hour online or voice brokerage trade services in futures, options, swaps, OTC, and foreign exchange through our global operations. Become a StoneX client and trade what, when and how you want.
Global presence. Worldwide opportunity.
As one of only nine ring-dealing members of the London Metal Exchange (LME) and a member of NYMEX/COMEX, our Category One membership offers distinct LME capabilities: OTC contracts, on exchange futures, active averaging desks, and partial tonnage.
We provide clients with a full-service base metals trading capability and global access to the related financial markets 24 hours a day through offices in New York, London and Singapore. We are also a reliable and competitive wholesale supplier of precious metals.
Exclusive membership. Unparalleled access.
As a Type One ring-dealing member of the London Metal Exchange we provide full-service trading capacities and global market access 24 hours a day.
LME products:
- LME base metals (aluminum, copper, zinc, lead, nickel, tin and alloys – Aluminum Midwest Premium, Aluminum European Premium & Alumina), precious metals and a suite of ferrous products including steel rebar, steel scrap and iron ore
- Exchange traded future and OTC contracts
- LME options and TAPOs
- LME averaging
- LME warrants
- Partial tonnage hedging
- Multi-currency FX
Market insights
Our presence on the trading floors of the LME and NYMEX/COMEX informs our robust, global Market Intelligence platform. Delivered across online and voice formats, highlights include extensive daily and monthly fundamental and technical analysis from our team’s expertise.
BMXecute®
Elevate your base metal trading in real time with our reliable, intuitive and secure trading platform. Get instant access to intraday and historic trading archive, order status, cards, and accounts for exchange and OTC products. Take greater control of your risk management strategies.
- BMXecute® is StoneX’s proprietary electronic trading platform providing real-time competitive pricing in base metals.
- Easily access live position analytics and margin monitoring.
- Backed by StoneX’s global team of metals professionals.
- Experience seamless execution.
- Track and view orders in real time.
- Access to liquidity across all time zones, virtually 24 hours a day.
- Online order capability
Physical trading
We’ve extended our offering of physical trading beyond bullion to include the physical trading of LME warrants. From our inventory or our clients’ inventory base, we can source LME material worldwide and present our clients with full back-office service and financing solutions.
StoneX metals brochure
Our team of metals brokers provides futures & OTC execution, clearing, and advisory services to corporate hedgers, investors, and financial service companies.
Why choose StoneX?
Our comprehensive offering goes beyond exchange-traded products in LME metals to include physical trading, OTC, risk management, operational support and market intelligence across the entire global commodities complex. Our focus is client first – always.
Our clients
Our Global Base Metals Team is here to advise and provide metals clients the tools and services necessary to understand risk and the risk management process. After assessing your needs and risk tolerance, we'll design a program to reflect your objectives.
Smelters & refiners
Mitigating risk in base metals starts at the beginning. From mining companies to smelters, refiners to recyclers, we first gain an understanding of your business, then we develop a unique strategy to meet your needs and reach your goals.
Financial institutions
Whether you’re considering base metals for hedging or as a diversifying element for your portfolio, our metals team has a full suite of products to consider, including commodities, equities, currencies and more.
Manufacturers
Our base metals clients run the gamut from manufacturers of transportation and industrial equipment to consumer goods and pharmaceuticals. StoneX is their trusted partner for risk management, hedging, and complete marketing services.
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Upcoming events
15
October
8th StoneX Multicommodities Seminar
Webinars
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South America
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Language: Português Brasileiro
StoneX’s largest event, aimed at bringing together market analysis and experts to provide an up-to-date and strategic overview of key agricultural markets, as well as fertilizers, energy, foreign exchange, and macroeconomics.
15
October
8th StoneX Multicommodities Seminar
Webinars
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South America
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Language: Português Brasileiro
StoneX’s largest event, aimed at bringing together market analysis and experts to provide an up-to-date and strategic overview of key agricultural markets, as well as fertilizers, energy, foreign exchange, and macroeconomics.
21
October
Sugar Breakfast StoneX
Live StoneX events
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South America
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Language: Português Brasileiro
A strategic event that brings together StoneX risk management consultants to foster networking, updates, and planning.