About EEX
One-stop shop
EEX operates a market platform for a broad range of energy and related products: power, natural gas, CO2 emission rights and coal. One admission to the exchange provides access to trading in all products on the EEX Spot and Derivatives Market.
Diversified participant structure
Currently, 267 trading participants from 22 countries are admitted on EEX and EPEX SPOT (as of 31st December 2010). These include energy utilities, municipal utilities, industrial companies and energy traders as well as brokers and banks.
Connectivity
A range of technical facilities is available to trading participants in order to display EEX prices. An EEX support team will assist you in establishing your connection to the Trayport GlobalVision user interface. Reference price The prices quoted on EEX every day are used as reference prices throughout Europe.
Equal treatment
Trading on EEX is anonymous. Thus, all trading participants are given equal treatment. A set of binding rules and regulations is mandatory for all trading participants.
Transparency
Through the publication of recognised reference prices and all trading results EEX makes energy markets transparent and understandable for all those involved, including the general public. Moreover, the “Transparency in Energy Markets” platform for fundamental electricity data operated by EEX is setting standards in Europe.
Regulated market platform
As an exchange under public law, one of its central aims is to safeguard a fair trading and pricing process in line with the rules of the exchange. On EEX, the Market Surveillance (HÜSt) – an independent and autonomous body of the exchange pursuant to the German Exchange Act – assumes this task.
Security through clearing
The counterparty risk of all of the transactions concluded on the exchange is assumed by European Commodity Clearing AG (ECC). ECC ensures the safe and efficient settlement of the transactions for the trading participants. Moreover, OTC transactions can be registered on the exchange for clearing via ECC.
