CME and Fastmarkets: Spodumene futures launch

Webinar overview:

This webinar covers the recent launch of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s cash-settled spodumene concentrate futures contract, which is settled against Fastmarkets’ spodumene, min 6% Li2O, spot price, cif China assessment.

Sachin Patel, executive director of metals at the CME, will be joined by Fastmarkets’ Molly Wardman, market development manager, Zihao Li, price reporter, and Chandler Wu, BRM senior analyst, to discuss the current supply/demand landscape for spodumene and how market participants can leverage the contract to hedge input price risk, gain benchmark exposure, enjoy margin efficiency and perform flexible execution.

Agenda:

Introduction to spodumene futures / update on the launch
- Contract specifications
- Using indexation with futures to manage price risk
- Setting up options / options trading strategies
Current spodumene market dynamics
Spodumene outlook for next quarter
Q&A

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CME and Fastmarkets: Spodumene futures launch

December 12, 2024 | 7am GMT / 3pm SGT