The globalCOAL trading platform provides quick, efficient access to the world's most comprehensive suite of standardised coal contracts.
Trading with globalCOAL
As a globalCOAL Market Member, you join a steadily growing community of international coal producers, consumers and traders.
Our trading platform is a quick, efficient and anonymous route to global physical and financial coal markets. But there are many more benefits to globalCOAL Market Membership. Annual market membership is available from USD21,376
What can you trade?
Thermal Coal
Physical and financial contracts for the world's most active coal trading hubs, including Newcastle in Australia, Richards Bay in South Africa, INDO 3800 in Indonesia and DES ARA in Europe.
Metallurgical Coal
Branded and unbranded premium mid volatile Australian met coal and branded premium low volatile Australian met coal is also available to trade on the globalCOAL screen.
Benefits of globalCOAL Market Membership
Price and volume of all firm bids, offers and trades are communicated in real-time to Market Members, giving you unparalleled insight into live market conditions.
Market Members are invited to participate in the revision process for our Standard Coal Trading Agreement, SCoTA. As a result, SCoTA is truly reflective of market needs.
globalCOAL indices are calculated from actual bids, offers and trades posted on our platform. By actively participating in the market, you play a part in determining index prices.
globalCOAL's knowledgeable team of international coal market experts are on hand to support trading activity. Based in London and Singapore, they bring parties together and help facilitate trades.
Our transparent index calculator tool helps you see at a glance what bids, offers and trades are contributing to the index calculation at any given time.
View globalCOAL's Usage Terms and Conditions
Key Features
Membership includes three accounts to access the globalCOAL trading platform
Trading desk and support staff also benefit from unlimited access to our daily Coal Market Report and useful online analysis tools.
In addition to the live screen prices, your team can also download 15+ years of historic trade and index data, as well as daily forward curves for the most liquid coal contracts.
Join our popular private Market Member dinners to meet potential new trading partners and clients.
Members can also take advantage of discounted rates for our well-attended SCoTA training courses.
Our Clients
Membership of globalCOAL is global and diverse, view a complete list.



