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.

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.