Since starting in 1990, MC London has been actively providing a full service in trading, finance and investment in the precious metals sector. Our London team consists of 8 professionals with a combined experience of over 80 years in trading, marketing and risk management.
Precious metals are not only used for jewellery. The platinum group of metals has a very wide range of applications - for example, palladium is a good catalyst for many chemical reactions; rhodium can be used for car catalytic converters and platinum can be used for thermocouple elements in the glass industry.
Every day, we service the automotive, oil refining, chemical, glass, electronic and jewellery industries - between the hours of 7.30 in the morning and 6.30 at night - offering price quotations in Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium and minor metals such as Rhodium, Iridium and Ruthenium for both immediate and future delivery.
The London market is the global heart of the precious metals industry and MCUK is an Ordinary Member of the London Bullion Association and Associate member of the London Platinum and Palladium Market.
Precious Metals are enjoying spectacular interest from the investment community - they were very much the “hot commodity“ last year - and hopefully this trend will continue. In 2005 gold prices rose 19% and silver prices rose 30% as investors sought to spread risk and hedge against rising inflation levels.
Investment and hedge fund managers, increasingly looking for higher returns and risk portfolio diversification, are pouring capital into the precious metals market, increasing volatility and with it, opportunities for MC London.
There's so much to see in London that visitors are spoiled for choice! But you should see Buckingham Palace, the Queen‘s official London residence - and watch the changing of the guards.
Oxford Street is supposedly Europe‘s premier shopping street - it‘s definitely one of the most crowded! Nike, Mango and Muji are all here, as well as famous British stores like John Lewis.
Why not see a show at a famous theatre, like the Theatre Royal, the Shaftesbury - or Shakespeare's Globe, a recreation of the original theatre where Shakespeare wrote his plays.
Sudoku, a logic based puzzle involving numbers, is currently extremely popular in the UK. Originally from Japan, it features daily in many newspapers and is popular for the journey to and from work. All you need is a pen, persistence and strong willpower - it is apparently so addictive that some people have to do at least one puzzle a day!
What drink comes to mind when you think of the UK? Whisky, perhaps? Or beer if you are in a pub? You may be surprised to learn that over the past 10 years, consumption of wine per person has doubled and to attract customers, pubs have even started to promote their wine selections. And the reason for this popularity? Some say it is easier to get tipsy from wine than beer and it is cheaper. But the real reason is only known to the young crowds that fill the pubs, wine glasses in hand...
London really is a multicultural city - you can walk down the street and hear people talking in a dozen languages - which is quite fitting for a place that claims to be a ”world capital”. As you would expect from a city with many cultures and customs, there are a number of things that might come as a surprise to the visitor.
For example, it's a golden rule of using the escalators on the Underground to ”stand on the right, walk on the left”. If you happen to stand on the wrong side at rush-hour, you can expect to have commuters bumping into you, trying to push past.
British people also have an amazing mix of accents - someone from Scotland will speak English with a very different accent to someone from the East End of London, or from someone from Liverpool or Wales. Often, foreign visitors who have learned ”International English” may find these accents difficult to understand. Words are used differently too - in London people often say ”cheers” to mean goodbye, and ”alright?” which just means hello.
The British Pub is a well respected and age-old institution. A pint or two of ”Bitter” - a non-fizzy ale, served at room temperature - is often taken without food - unlike, for example, in Japan, where at an Izakaya (a Japanese bar/restaurant) you sit down and always have food with your drink.
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