Today the Dalian Commodity Exchange launched trading in coke options. Coke, a core feedstock for steel smelting and the coal-chemical sector, will now be hedged alongside existing coke futures, coking-coal futures and options, and iron-ore futures an

2026-09-02

Today the Dalian Commodity Exchange launched trading in coke options. Coke, a core feedstock for steel smelting and the coal-chemical sector, will now be hedged alongside existing coke futures, coking-coal futures and options, and iron-ore futures and options, creating a more comprehensive risk-management toolkit for steel raw materials and better meeting industry demand for refined, portfolio-style price hedging.

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