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LME nickel defaulters in spotlight as exchange prepares for $450m lawsuit

A lawsuit against the exchange from Elliott Management and Jane Street will be heard from 20 to 22 June

The LME's famous red benches played host to a dramatic saga last year as $4bn in nickel trades were wiped
The LME's famous red benches played host to a dramatic saga last year as $4bn in nickel trades were wiped Photo: Luke MacGregor/Getty Images

A host of firms the London Metal Exchange claims would have gone into default had it not cancelled $4bn worth of nickel trades last year have been revealed as a courtroom showdown over the decision nears.

As Elliott Management and Jane Street lined up their legal challenge to the LME wiping trades on 8 March 2022, the investment houses asked for details on which firms would have gone into default without the reversal of trading, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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