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Traders operate in the Ring, the open trading floor of the new London Metal Exchange (LME) in central London on Feb. 18, 2016.
The Ring has provided a transparent and robust price-discovery process for the global metals industry for 139 years. Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images
On June 1, U.S. hedge fund Elliot Management filed a suit against LME in the English High Court for $456 million over its controversial decision to suspend nickel futures contracts and cancel trades in early March.
Kathleen Li has contributed to The Epoch Times since 2009 and focuses on China-related topics. She is an engineer, chartered in civil and structural engineering in Australia.