- Shanghai Metal Exchange
Shanghai Metal Exchange (SHME), one of the national level
futures exchange s ofChina , was established on28 May 1992 . SHME is a non-profit, self-regulating corporation. The exchange was created for trading in non-ferrousmetal s and currently contracts for several non-ferrous metals includingcopper ,aluminum ,lead ,zinc ,tin , andnickel .SHME is located in the city of
Shanghai and itsgeographical location bridges the time gap betweenLondon Metal Exchange andNew York Mercantile Exchange markets, thus enabling traders across the world to have a 24-hour access tofutures contract s of non-ferrous metals. SHME is currently the largest non-ferrous metals futures exchange in China and the third largest exchange of its kind in the world.External links
* [http://www.shfe.com.cn/Ehome/index.jsp Shanghai Futures Exchange Official Website]
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