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LME Symbols

Aluminum LAHD
Aluminum Alloy LAAD
Aluminum NASAAC* LNAD
Copper LCAD
Lead LPBD
Nickel LNID
Silver LAGD
Tin LSND
Zinc LZSD

* NASAAC =  North American Special Aluminum Alloy - more info.

Symbol Contributor Code Description Transmission Time (London)
LAHD, LCAD,... AML, WLF, etc Individual market makers 24 hours, peak 08:00 - 16:00
  LMR Ring trading sessions 11:40-13:15,  15:10-16:30
  LMK Kerb Trading sessions 13:15-13:30,  16:35-17:00
  LMO, LMB "Official" bids/asks Once a day,  ~13:15
  LMS Settlement price
(spot only)
Once a day,  ~13:15
  LMU "Unofficial" bids/asks Once a day,  ~16:35
  LMP Provisional evening eval. Once a day,  ~17:35
  LMF Final evening evaluations Once a day,  ~19:10
LAHW, LCAW,.... (all locations) Warehouse stocks Once a day,  ~09:00
MUL MUL Most recent timestamp 24 hours, peak 08:00 - 16:00


Examples:

LAHDLMO = Aluminum Cash Official Ask Price
LAHDLMO3M = Aluminum 3 Month Official Ask Price
LAHDLMU3M = Aluminum "Unofficial" (Closing) Price