The Liv-ex Exchange provides a secure and efficient platform for trading fine wine, with over 5,000 wines listed. It connects 400 members across 35 countries, providing access to the largest pool of buyers and sellers globally. The Exchange offers fully automated trading with a cost of 2% and over £23 million in daily live markets and bids/offers. It also provides extensive price and market data to help users track individual wines and market trends over time.
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Liv-ex Exchange
The Exchange provides secure, fast and assured trading on the world’s
most comprehensive and efficient fine wine trading platform.
Members have unrivalled opportunities to trade and scale business through
access to the largest pool of fine wine traders available anywhere.
Trading on the Liv-ex Exchange is fully automated and cost effective.
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What is the Exchange?
The Exchange provides access to the largest pool of trade buyers and sellers
globally with 400 members in 35 countries across six continents
The Exchange is data driven, providing access to the most comprehensive
market information and price data available.
Access is for members only and is overseen by the membership committee.
Liv-ex is independent; it does not hold stock or deal with private clients.
Better serve customers and scale your business
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What the Exchange offers
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Opportunities Number of wines listed 5,000
Live markets (value of bids and offers) £23m+
Daily price changes 60,000
Lines of current and historic price data 50 million
Assurance Standard In-Bond contract Yes
Number of active Counter Parties 400
Efficiency Cost of trades 2%
Trading process Live and on-line
Settlement – on-time and in-full 94%+
Other Private clients Not applicable
Stock held Not applicable
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Access a growing volume of opportunities to trade
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source: Liv-ex.com
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Use the Exchange to stay always up-to-date
Use individual wine pages, charts and market indices to track every wine
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The Exchange is being continuously developed
• Current improvements include:
– Alerts – keeping members informed of trading opportunities most
relevant to them via website, desktop or mobile
– Order integration – direct upload and changes of live bids & offers
to and from members’ own systems
– Liv-ex website – improving relevance, search, photo upload,
navigation
• Liv-ex listens to its members – give us your feedback
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Standard In Bond (SIB) contract
SIB gives assurance – codifies the condition, tax status and timeframe for
payment and delivery of fine wine traded on the Exchange.
Price - In GBP/EUR includes delivery to a Liv-ex warehouse.
Condition - Original packaging, clean labels and capsules, no strip labels.
Payment - Payment due 7 days from invoice statement. Liv-ex payment to
sellers 7 days after invoice statement, or net amount as agreed.
Delivery - Seller must deliver to Liv-ex within 14 days of trade.
Availability in Buyer’s Vine account - Wine is checked on arrival with Liv-ex
and released to buyer, subject to funds being received.
Minimum Order size - One unit