Industrial Materials and Precious Metals

Barclays Capital is a long standing ring dealing member of the London Metal Exchange and is also the member with the highest credit rating. In June 2004, Barclays Capital became one of the five banks involved in the “Gold Fix” process each day. We have also been involved from the outset in the design and launch of plastics futures on the LME. Unlike most LME Ring Dealing Members our focus includes longer dated structured solutions to client exposures, as well as assisting them in managing their day-to-day exposure.

Barclays Capitals position as a market leader in oil, gas and naphtha as well as metal risk management is well established, covering the complete range of clients, ideally lending itself to the chemicals and plastics market. As a result of our credit rating, we have built up a significant long-dated portfolio of risk enabling us to offer competitive risk management solutions.

Long-term relationships give us a thorough understanding of the factors influencing the market, allowing us to provide clients with more effective solutions to their risk management and financing needs. Barclays Capital is also the leading provider of inventory monetisations.

As a ring dealing member, Barclays Capital is able to offer a full range of products to its clients. 

Underlying Markets

Instruments and Services

Precious Metals
As a 24 hour operation, Barclays Capital is able to offer a global service to all clients regardless of location or time zone.

Underlying Markets
Gold
Silver
Platinum
Palladium

Instruments and Services

• Forwards and swaps out to 12 years
• Vanilla options
• Exotic options
• Deposits
• Swaps versus convertible currencies LoCo London
• Location and fineness swaps
• Gold IRS and FRAs
• Tailored finance and hedge programmes for the producer sector Derivative structures, including commodity linked investor products and yield enhancements NYMEX/Comex – execution and
• Clearing Member London Gold Fixing LoCo London clearing service in gold and silver