Firestarters Flashcards
What is Amalgamet?
UK company, part of AMC, NCE most income, physical trader of NFM
What is Aurubis known for?
Europes largest copper producer, significant long position (500-1000) @ LME due to Copper on Account Concept, short on other metals, also Producer Gold, Silver etc. 2 smelters, Copper on Account
Company: Awin
Singapore, Trading part of Wang Wenyin, high margin focused, very active on LME warrants, likes to deal with TMS
Company: Bands Financial
Hong Kong, Commodity & Financial Futures Broker, lme trading volume ~ 75k, 100% hedging no physical, cross-border arbitrage trading
Company: CITIC
Hong Kong, metal part of Citic Group, has stakes in mines, trader of NFM & FM
What does Deniz do?
Private sector bank in Turkey, lots of sub accounts, mostly physicals, main contacts are Beyza, Ilkin and Hakan
What is EMR’s business focus?
Recycler & trader, 100% of Europe hedging, 50% of UK hedging, 0% of USA hedging (Comtex)
What does Eagle Metal specialize in?
NFM trader, 80% hedging, some cross-border arbitrage, copper is 90% of their trading portfolio, have 7 - 9 brokers
What is Eugene’s role?
Derivatives product company in S. Korea, trades on behalf of clients, strong relationship with TMS
What is Grillo’s significance?
Client since 1970, galvanizer and trader/supplier, main contact Florian (is also on the LME Zinc committee)
What is Hindalco known for?
Aluminium producer in India, lowest cost producer in the world, world’s largest single site copper smelter, main contacts Nitin & Aushutosh
What does IXM focus on?
Controlled by CMOC Group, focus on base metals, top 3 metals trader, focused on battery metals, main contacts Sujohn & Ivan
What does Jin Li HK do?
Lead and zinc smelting, recycling & trade, one of China’s top 500 private/manufacturing enterprises
What is Lobb Heng’s business?
Logistics/warehousing/commodities trading/capital management
What is MBR’s market position?
Small trader (base metals, ferrochrome) but successful
What does MC RTME specialize in?
Mining, smelting & refining (BM & PM)
What does MRI trade?
NFM refined and precious trader, serve ore to smelters, bilateral account, TPA Account with Arab Bank
What is MYNE’s business focus?
NFM recycler, TPA
What does Mechem do?
Base metal products trader, bilateral accounts
What is Metallum’s significance?
Trading part of Thommen Group, CH’s largest scrap trader & recycler
What is Metdist known for?
Trader, troublesome
What does Metex do?
Trader & manufacturer of NFM, parent company of several aluminium companies, currently largest repo customer
What is NEXANS’s industry?
S. Korean Producer of telecom, optical and automotive wiring, Nexans S.A. Group parent company
What is NH Futures’ role?
Derivatives trading, Introducing Broker (IB) to help Triland enter Korean market, has omnibus account for small Korean clients, main contact is Aaron
What does Ocean do?
Merchant trading company, have a mine in Bolivia, blending in Taiwan, bilateral account & numerous TPA accounts
What is Parthnon’s business?
Commodity trader, buys LME cargo and imports it into China for domestic sales
What does Polycab manufacture?
Cables, wire & etc.
What is Raffemet’s service?
Singapore, trader, Service providers for tin financing & arbitrage
What does Reazn produce?
Producer & recycler of zinc alloys
What is Red’s market position?
CH Trader & smelter, biggest copper long in 2023
What does Royalline trade?
Singapore, Trading & shipping iron ore & NFM
What is Suedkupfer’s role?
Ger, Middleman between producers, traders and consumers providing spec. copper products, only long positions
What does Thyssenkrupp do?
Trader for Thyssenkrupp AG, hedging for primary trading
What is TripleM’s focus?
Canada, Scrap trader & recycler
What does Transamine specialize in?
CH, Sourcing copper, zinc, lead and nickel concentrates and selling to smelters worldwide, sensitive over NCE charges
What is Traxys Eur known for?
Physical trader & merchant, major industry player ‘Tier 2’
What does Trimet CH do?
Trader
What is UOB’s business?
Refiner / Recycler / Manufacturer
What does Umicore manufacture?
Manufacturer
What does Walsin produce?
Producer
What is Zijin’s focus?
Exploration and development in copper, gold, zinc & lithium & research
Schlenk
Ger, manufacturer of metal effect pigments, 900 empl., mittelfranken
Amalgamet
UK company, part of AMC, NCE most income, physical trader of NFM
Aurubis
Ger, Europes largest Copper producer, significant long position (500-1000) @ LME due to Copper on Account Concept (unique to Aurubis), short on other metals
Awin
Singapore, Trading part of Wang Wenyin, high margin focused, very active on LME warrants, like to deal with TMS,
Bands F
Hong Kong, Commodity & Financial Futures Broker, lme trading volume ~ 75k, 100% hedging no physical, cross-border arbitrage trading,
BH Mining
CITIC
Hong Kong, Metal Part of Citic Group, Has stakes in Mines, Trader of NFM & FM
Daishin
S. Korea, broker,
Deniz
Turkey, Private Sector Bank, Lots of sub accounts, mostly physicals, Main contacts are Beyza, Ilkin and Hakan,
EMR
UK, recycler & trader, we get 100 % of europe hedging, 50% of Uk hedging and 0% of their USA hedging (Comtex)
Eagle Metal
Singapore, NFM trader, 80% hedging, some cross-border arbitrage, Copper is 90% of their trading portfolio, have 7 - 9 brokers
Eugene
S. Korea, Derivatives product company, Trades on behalf of clients, Hiho was introduced by them, strong relationship with TMS
Grillo
Ger, client since 1970, galviniser and trader/supplier,main contact Florian (is also on the LME Zinc committee),
Hindalco
India, alu producer, “lowest cost producer in the world”, worlds largest single site copper smelter, took 3 years to onboard, main contact Nitin & Aushutosh
IXM
CH, controlled by CMOC Group, focus on base metals , Top 3 metals trader, focused on battery metals, main contact Sujohn & Ivan,
Jin Li HK
HK, lead and zinc smelting, recycling & trade, one of Chinas top 500 private/manufacturing enterprises.
Konexus
Still being onboarded?
Lobb Heng
Singapore, logistics/warehousing/commodities trading/capital management
MBR
Estonia, small trader (base M, ferrochrome…) but successful
MC RTME
“Downstairs”, Mining, smelting & refining (BM & PM),
MRI
CH, NFM refined and precious trader, bilateral account, TPA Account with Arab Bank
MYNE
NL, NFM recycler, TPA
Mechem
CH, base metal products trader, Bilateral accounts,
Metallum
CH, trading part of Thommen Group, ch largest scrap trader & recycler,
Metdist
Cyprus, trader, troublesome
MIT
Metex
US/CH, Trader & manufacturer of NFM, parent company of several alu companies, currently largest repo customer,
NEXANS
S. Korea, producer of telecom, optical and automotive wiring, Nexans S.A. Group parent company
NH Futures
S. Korea, derivatives trading, Introducing Broker (IB) to help Triland enter korean market, has omnibus account for korean clients that are too small, main contact is aaron,
Ocean
US/UK, merchant trading company, have a mine in bolivia, blending in Taiwan, bilateral account & numerous TPA accounts
Parthnon
Singapore, commodity trader, buys LME cargo and imports it into china for domestic sales
Polycab
India, cables wire & etc manufacturer,
RTMI
Raffemet
Singapore, “service providers” for tin financing & arbitrage?,
Reazn
Belgium/UK, producer & recycler of zinc alloys,
Red
CH, Trader & smelter, biggest copper long in 23,
Royalline
Singapore, trading & shipping iron ore & NFM,
Samsung F
Sansing
Sorin
Suedkupfer
Ger, middleman between producers, traders and consumers providing spec. coppper products., only long positions (they hold no stock),
Thyssenkrupp
Ger, trader for Thyssenkrupp AG, hedging for primary trading,
TripleM
Canada, scrap trader & recycler,
Transamine
Trader. Switzerland. Main business is sourcing copper, zinc, lead and nickel concentrates and selling to smelters worldwide. Sensitive over NCE charges.
Traxys Sing
Traxys Eur
Luxenbourg, physical trader & merchant, major industrt player “Tier 2”,
Trimet CH
CH, trader,
UOB
Refiner / Recycler/ Manufacturer
Umicore
Manufacturer
Walsin
Producer
Zijin
Singapore, exploration and development in copperm gold, zinc & lithium & research,