16/09/2026
We’re delighted to announce that Fastmarkets has selected TMX Trayport as its technology partner to underpin Fastmarkets Connect, its digital platform for the physical lithium market.
Fastmarkets Connect is the new name for the digital price discovery and deal initiation proposition announced in June at the Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials conference in Las Vegas.
This collaboration brings together Fastmarkets’ lithium market pricing expertise with TMX Trayport’s established commodity trading technology to build trusted digital infrastructure, bringing greater transparency, connectivity, and access to spot liquidity.
Key Highlights:
⚙️Proven Infrastructure: Brings TMX Trayport's established market technology to the lithium sector to support electronic price discovery and bilateral deal initiation
👉Fastmarkets Connect: Fastmarkets Connect is being designed to support bilateral deal initiation, improve market transparency, standardisation and connect participants across the lithium supply chain.
🏢Governance & Operations: TMX Trayport will provide the platform technology, while Fastmarkets operates Fastmarkets Connect and oversees its governance and market engagement.
🛡️Trusted Benchmarks: Fastmarkets' IOSCO-compliant benchmark prices are essential to physical lithium contracts and act as the settlement reference for futures listed on the CME, London Metal Exchange, ICE and SGX.
📖 Read the full release here: https://hubs.li/Q04xGdqF0