How commodities insight can connect to execution workflow
These tables map commodity-specific and core LSEG Workspace starting points to how users may use them today and how REDI on Workspace can extend those workflows into order entry, broker routing, execution monitoring and trading decision support.
Commodity-specific LSEG Workspace starting points
| Workflow area | Existing LSEG Workspace starting point | How users may use it today | REDI on Workspace extension |
| Metals market context | METALS | Access metals prices, supply and demand data, Reuters news, LME prompts and related market context. | Use metals market context before routing listed commodities orders through broker connections. |
| Metals spreads and market structure | COMMOD= | Explore key exchange calendar spreads and related market views. | Support spread and market-context analysis before execution workflow. |
| Metals liquidity and trade activity | MEMT | Monitor off-market LME trades as they happen. | Use liquidity and market activity signals before acting. |
| Metals fundamental context | WBMS | Review long run import, export, supply and demand data for base metals. | Use structured metals context to support trading decisions. |
| Metals broker and corporate activity | Advanced Dealing | Negotiate trades, follow the day's business in a blotter, send to back-office platforms. | Extend broker interaction and market context into REDI on Workspace broker-routed execution. |
| Commodities futures curves | CURVE | Follow commodities future curves in both tabular and chart format. | Use futures curve context before moving into broker-routed listed commodities workflow. |
| Commodities positioning context | COTR | Research position building across major commodities exchanges. | Use positioning context to support trading decisions before execution. |
| Forward pricing discovery | CFPD | Use the Commodity Forward Pricing Discovery App to identify arbitrage opportunities. | Move from forward pricing discovery into order workflow and execution monitoring. |
| Energy and oil context | CARGO | Use interactive dashboards to access global physical trade intelligence. | Use physical market context before moving into broker-routed commodities workflows. |
| Oil logistics and shipping analytics | FRGHT | Access floating storage, oil in transit, tonne-miles and 250,000 shipping analytics using interactive dashboards or RIC tickers. | Connect logistics, freight and supply signals with order workflow and execution monitoring. |
| Weather and disruption context | PORTWX | Reduce risk, anticipate disruptions, and optimise operations with accurate weather and wave forecasts on LSEG Workspace. | Keep weather and disruption context visible while managing execution workflow. |
| Power market context | POWCURVE | See forecasted generation by type including availability and marginal cost. | Use power market context before moving into listed commodities execution workflow. |
| Agriculture market context | WHEAT, CORN, SOYBEAN, RAPESEED, PALMOIL | Access comprehensive updates of global supply and demand analysis and forecast in interactive dashboards. | Move from agriculture market context into broker-routed listed commodities trading workflows where relevant. |
| Dairy market context | DAIRY | Cash Prices, DCA Market: Dairy benchmark prices from DCA Market Intelligence now available. | Connect market context with listed commodities trading where relevant. |
| Vessel and cargo context | MAP | Track vessel movements, vessel fixtures, and cargoes. | Use vessel, fixture and cargo context before acting on related commodity market developments. |
Core LSEG Workspace starting points that support listed commodities execution
| Workflow area | Existing LSEG Workspace starting point | How users may use it today | REDI on Workspace extension |
| Monitoring | MON / PULSE – Monitor / Watchlist Pulse | Track watchlists, securities, portfolios and live market movement. | Move from market movement into order workflow and execution monitoring. |
| Alerts | ALERTM – Manage Alerts | Set alerts on securities, prices, market movement or events. | Move from a triggered alert into order workflow and execution monitoring. |
| Market movement | MM – Market Movers | Identify securities or markets showing notable movement. | Use market movement context to support execution decision. |
| News | NEWS / TOPNEWS – News / Top News | Follow market-moving news, company updates and event-driven context. | Bring trading action closer to the information that triggered the decision. |
| Events and filings | FIL / ADVEV – Filings / Events | Review disclosures, company events, transcripts and related activity. | Support event-driven trading decisions. |
| Charts | CHT – Chart | Review price action, volume, history and technical context. | Move from analysis into execution workflow. |
| Market depth | BOB – Blended Order Book | Review market depth, available liquidity and order book across selected instruments. | Use depth and liquidity context to inform routing urgency and execution approach. |
| Quote context | QUOTE – Quote Context | Review live pricing, bid/ask, volume and related market data across selected instruments. | Move from quote context into REDI on Workspace order workflow, broker selection and execution monitoring. |
| Volume analysis | IVA – Intraday Volume Analytics | Analyse intraday volume patterns, interval volume and accumulated trading activity. | Use volume context to inform timing, urgency and execution approach. |
| Trading activity | TAS – Time & Sales | Review recent prints and intraday activity. | Inform urgency, timing and execution approach. |
| Benchmark context | VWAP – Volume Weighted Average Price Benchmark | Assess intraday trading context against a benchmark. | Support benchmark-aware trading decisions. |
| Liquidity discovery | IOI / TADS – Autex IOI / Autex Trade Advertisements | Assess broker interest IOIs and liquidity signals by symbol. | Move from liquidity discovery into execution workflow. |
| Liquidity discovery | IMSR – Intraday Market Share Reporter | Monitor intraday share-volume changes across selected venues. | Identify where liquidity is forming and use that context to support routing and execution decisions in REDI on Workspace. |
| Liquidity discovery | BTM – Block Trade Monitor | Analyse block trades and large-in-scale activity across venues. | Identify significant block trading activity and use that context before moving into REDI on Workspace execution workflow. |
| Broker connectivity | Autex Trade Route | Connect to broker routing and execution destinations. | Link order workflow with broker access. |
| Portfolio and position context | REDIPB / PORTF – REDI on Workspace Positions Blotter / PORTF Positions | Review portfolio exposure, current positions and position-level context in LSEG Workspace. | Understand exposure and trading need before moving into REDI on Workspace for order and execution management. |
| Options context | MOST / OPW / OPR / SURF – Options Activity / Option Watch / Option Pricer / Surface Volatility | Review options activity, pricing, volatility and related market signals. | Support execution decisions where options or hedging context matters. |
| Communication | LSEG Messenger / Open Directory | Discuss market context with colleagues, brokers or market participants. | Keep discussion and execution activity closer together. |
| AI-assisted insight | Deep Research | Investigate a company, sector, theme, event or market question. | Move from AI-assisted investigation toward execution. |
| Research | ADVRES – Broker Research Search | Search broker research and analyst material. | Move from research into trading workflows. |
| Company analysis | OV – Company Overview | Understand company security and issuer context. | Connect security analysis with order workflows. |
| Company analysis | EST / REC – Estimates / Recommendations | Review expectations, forecasts and analyst context. | Bring research context closer to execution decisions. |
| Screening | SCREENER / SRCH – Screener / Search | Identify securities that meet investment, market or trading criteria. | Move from discovery toward executable workflow. |
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