Lithium and cobalt futures

Enable risk management using futures contracts

With the volatility of the battery materials market, Fastmarkets lithium and cobalt futures contracts enable you access to risk management solutions as you make strategic business decisions. We work with global exchanges to help market participants to secure rates and reduce exposure to price volatility and the challenges it brings to managing margins and costs.

What futures contracts are available?

If you are interested in using futures contracts to help secure rates and reduce exposure to price volatility, there are a number of contracts available with these exchanges:

How will a risk management plan help?

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