There were no women traders present at the London Metal Exchange’s reopening at its 10 Finsbury Square home on 6 September — simply because there are no women traders in metals trading.

The women that were present, 18 months after the exchange, nicknamed 'The Ring' abruptly shut as the pandemic hit, were either the LME’s own staff or account executives working the phones to feed back pricing and take orders from clients around the world.