General Index partners with LSEG and expands access to commodity pricing data

General Index (GX), the world’s first technology-led benchmark provider, announced today an expansion of its partnership with London Stock Exchange (LSEG). This new agreement will enable all Eikon and Workspace customers to access desktop and enterprise subscriptions to GX data directly from the Eikon or Workspace platform.  

Users can gain desktop access to GX’s global suite of crude oil and refined products indexes for a simple monthly fee, enabling usage of GX data across Eikon or Workspace. This partnership further supports the GX vision of bringing fair access to critical pricing data to the world’s commodity markets through trusted open-technology solutions. GX aggregates trade data to build a full view of market activity, and then applies algorithmic index methodologies consistently, accurately and without subjective judgement.

We are delighted to partner with LSEG, a global leader in financial data and analytics. Through this partnership, we are expanding the reach and impact of our energy price data, which is trusted by the industry for its accuracy and reliability. LSEG’s sales teams will leverage their deep expertise and relationships to deliver our data to more customers around the world.”

Neil Bradford, Founder and CEO, General Index

Working closely with GX, LSEG will provide over 1500 prices aligned with market closures for each region. Price data will be available for a selection of global markets including Crude, Refined Products, LPG, and Marine Fuels. GX provides both new benchmarks to reflect evolving trading patterns and well-established commodity pricing points. 

“We have extensive experience of bringing energy pricing data to our customers to aide them in their decision making. As a leader in commodity data distribution, our partnership with General Index ensures we are responding to the market; providing critical information that is affordable to all our customers and their differentiated needs and requirements.”

Andrew Toumazi, Head of Commodities, Trading Solutions at LSEG

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