International Lead Conference

Set against the backdrop of one of London’s best historical landmarks, the Hilton London Tower Bridge hotel is on the doorstep of the city's financial and shopping districts.

Room bookings - upon registration, delegates will be sent an accommodation form to be completed and returned directly to the hotel.

Hotel details:

Hilton London Tower Bridge
5 More London Place
Tooley Street
London SE1 2BY
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 3002 4300

Metals Trading & Hedging Workshop
Monday 3 March 2008
£400 + VAT

This separately bookable workshop will allow attendees to understand key issues including:

• The LME today – who uses it, why and how it is used
• LME contracts, the trading day, exchange structure
• The physical metals link – pricing, physical delivery
• Identifying risk – and managing it
• Practical futures and options exercises
• Regulation, matching, clearing and internal accounting

Who should attend: miners *  smelters * refiners * traders *  mills and fabricators *  battery producers * recyclers  * controllers *  accountants * traffic managers

Full details of the workshop can be requested directly from Christopher Dunne at cdunne@metalbulletin.com, or a separate registration form will be sent to you when you register for the main conference.

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The London Metal Exchange
Wednesday 5 March 2008
£25 + VAT

The London Metal Exchange is the world’s premier terminal markets for metals.
 
Lead’s relationship with the LME began back in the 19th century, although dealings were unofficial.  Lead was first officially traded in 1920 and the current standard lead contract, introduced in 1953, has become the mainstay for international free trade in this metal.   The exchange also has contracts for aluminium alloy, nickel, copper, zinc and tin as well as the more recent plastics contracts.

Delegates will leave the conference hotel after lunch for the short trip to the London Metal Exchange, arriving in time for the first afternoon lead ring followed by a presentation and then the second ring. At the end of the rings they will return to the conference hotel.

Provisional schedule: Wednesday 5 March

14:30    Depart for London Metal Exchange
14:50    Arrive at LME
15.00    Observe ring trading from the boardroom
15:10    Presentation
15:40    Observe second afternoon ring
15.55    Depart LME      
16.10    Arrive back at conference hotel

PLACES ARE LIMITED AND WILL BE ALLOCATED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS

Full details of the visit to the LME will be sent to you when you register for the main conference.