Aluminum MW U.S. Transaction Premium Platts (25MT) Futures (AUP)

CME Group Aluminum MW US Transaction Premium Platts Futures contract allows customers to better manage the aluminum Midwest premium price risk. Designed to complement the LME aluminum contract, the U.S. Midwest aluminum premium contract was created to cover the freight from Baltimore to the Midwest, but since has expanded to incorporate supply and demand of the North American-specific market.


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