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A CTRM with tools built for the LME

Cloud-based commodity trading and risk management for derivatives desks

Loqsea is a cloud-based CTRM platform for commodity derivative desks, covering futures, options, ETD and OTC. Inside it sits a set of tools built for LME traders: positions by prompt date, valuation across the forward curve, and exchange margin.
LME Approved ISV
Connected to the London Metal Exchange as an ISV, as listed on the LME's ISV and connectivity providers page.
The platform

A CTRM for commodity derivative desks

CTAs, hedge funds, trading desks and brokers use Loqsea to manage risk across futures, options, ETD and OTC. Positions, P&L, exposure and margin update live, on one consolidated view.
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LME tools

A system created for the needs of LME trading desks

Prompt dates, curves and margin, in the same place as everything else you trade.
Within the Risk Manager

LME Trading Card

LME positions span daily, weekly and monthly prompt dates, often across several contracts and metals at once. The Trading Card gives desks a live view of long, short and cumulative positions organised by prompt date, with historical replay and product level P&L.
LME Trading Card Preview | Loqsea Solutions for metal traders

LME curve valuation

Valuation runs across the LME forward curve in real time, including broken dates. LME curves are not always linear, so interpolation remains an approximation of the market. The calculation runs inside the platform against live prices.

Exchange margin

Margin for LME, SGX, ICE and CME is calculated in one place and updated as prices move. No manual builds. No lag between market moves and your margin position.
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Also in the platform

Commodity risk management tools

The rest of the platform is working across every venue.

Automated trade capture

Trades captured over FIX as they execute, with no manual entry and no overnight file.

Continuous reconciliation

Positions reconcile across venues, instruments and books during the session rather than the next morning.

One consolidated position

Futures, options, ETD, OTC and averaging contracts in a single view across every venue.

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Further Reading

Where the gaps in metals infrastructure sit today, and how to close them

Legacy CTRM platforms were built for the metals market of a decade ago. Read Loqsea's analysis of where the infrastructure gaps sit today, and what metals desks need to close them.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to the most commonly asked questions about Loqsea.

LME CTRM software is a commodity trading and risk management system built to handle the London Metal Exchange's conventions natively, including daily prompt dates, the full forward curve and averaging contracts. Generic CTRM systems designed around monthly expiry cycles approximate these structures, which introduces error into positions and valuations.

Loqsea Technology is a cloud-based commodity trading and risk management platform founded in London in 2019. It provides front-office risk management for commodity derivatives desks, covering futures, options, exchange-traded derivatives and OTC instruments, with live P&L, exposure and margin updated continuously through the trading session.

Yes. Loqsea tracks every position against its own prompt date across the full forward structure, including daily prompts out to three months. Exposure by date is maintained automatically rather than reconstructed in a spreadsheet, so traders see where risk sits across the curve in real time.

 

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Yes. Loqsea Technology is connected to the London Metal Exchange as an approved Independent Software Vendor and is listed on the LME's ISV and connectivity providers page. Trades are captured directly over FIX, with LME instrument structures handled natively inside the platform.

No. Loqsea Technology covers derivatives only: futures, options, exchange-traded derivatives and OTC instruments. Physical commodity trading, physical delivery and warrant management sit outside the platform's scope.

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Built for LME desks and metals risk teams

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