Articles by Eric Onstad

London Metal Exchange Failed to Probe Tsingshan Before Nickel Chaos, Court Hears

The London Metal Exchange failed to investigate a large nickel position held by China’s Tsingshan that sparked a chaotic surge in prices and billions of dollars of canceled trades, lawyers told a London court on Thursday, despite a previous incident …

London Metal Exchange Canceled Nickel Trades to ‘Save’ China’s Tsingshan, Court Told

The London Metal Exchange canceled $12 billion worth of trades when nickel prices went haywire in March 2022 to “save” China’s Tsingshan, lawyers for two financial firms suing the exchange told London’s High Court on Tuesday. U.S.-based hedge fund Elliott …

Hedge Fund Elliott Sues London Metal Exchange for $456M Over Nickel Trading Halt

U.S. hedge fund Elliott Associates is suing the London Metal Exchange (LME) for $456 million for canceling nickel trades after chaotic trading in March that forced the exchange to suspend its nickel market, the LME said on Monday. The legal …

ED&F Man Wins Claim Against Singapore Commodities Trader in $283M Metals Fraud

A British high court judge ruled on Wednesday in favor of broker ED&F Man in a claim against Singapore commodities trader Straits and four other defendants about fraudulent warehouse receipts for nickel stored in Singapore. Justice Calver said in a …

Commodities Broker Files $284M Suit Alleging Metals Fraud – in Echo of Natixis/Marex Case

Broker ED&F Man has filed a $284 million lawsuit against two Hong Kong companies, alleging that they knowingly provided fraudulent warehouse receipts for nickel stored in Asia, court documents show. The two Hong Kong firms, Come Harvest Holdings Ltd (CHH) …

Marex Spectron’s Metals Financing Deal Triggers Fraud Lawsuit, Insurance Dispute

Commodities broker Marex Spectron was warned by one of its executives about the risk of fraud before it finalized a metals financing deal with French bank Natixis that triggered a $32 million lawsuit by the lender, court documents seen by …

BP Test of New Cap on Gulf Oil Well Could Be Turning Point

BP Plc prepared on Tuesday to test a new cap on its runaway well, arresting the flow of oil which has been gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for the last 12 weeks. [According to Reuters BP Plc will launch …