London Metal Exchange open-outcry trade lives on as SocGen quit sparks no rush

The ring has its roots in the early 19th century when the Royal Exchange, the world’s first commodities market, became so crowded that metal merchants gathered at the Jerusalem coffee house on Cornhill in the City to conduct business.

London Metal Exchange open-outcry trade lives on as SocGen quit sparks no rush
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The ring has its roots in the early 19th century when the Royal Exchange, the world’s first commodities market, became so crowded that metal merchants gathered at the Jerusalem coffee house on Cornhill in the City to conduct business.