Liv-ex is the global marketplace for the wine trade. We have over 530 members from start-ups to established merchants. We sup ... ply them with the data, trading and logistics services they need, to price, buy and sell wine more efficiently. Liv-ex exists to make the fine wine market more transparent, efficient and safe. We publish the actual prices at which wines are transacted. Out platform contains over £80m of firm buying and selling opportunities across 16,000 different products. All are available to trade in real-time. We conceived the Standard-In-Bond (SIB) contract to assure stock condition, delivery and faster payments and provide cost-effective logistics and storage solutions. Our APIs can automate much of this to further improve our merchant members’ gross profits. Background Liv-ex, the London International Vintners Exchange, was founded in 2000 by two stockbrokers, James Miles and Justin Gibbs. It started with a group of 10 founding members in London, and a vision to make fine wine trading more transparent, efficient and safe. The founders believed that by creating an online exchange they could grow the size of the market for the benefit of Liv-ex’s merchant members and everyone with an interest in fine wine. read more