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    On 15 June 2000, 25 years ago, the first trade was executed on a small power exchange based in Leipzig, today’s EEX. This is where everything started.

    Over the past quarter of a century, we have continuously expanded our product range, trading volumes, customer base and number of locations. From power to emissions, natural gas to freight, agricultural commodities to guarantees of origin and soon hydrogen, we have built a diverse and innovative marketplace. Today, EEX operates energy and commodity markets worldwide, having become the largest power exchange with its trading venues in Europe and beyond.

    Facts & Figures

    From a local power exchange to a global commodity exchange - take a look on our facts and figures and our achievements from the last 25 years. 

    Offering

    four

    power contracts in June 2000 - now more than

    1,500

    contracts for power, natural gas, environmentals, agriculturals & freight.

    From

    ten employees

    in 2000 to over

    1,200 employees

    across 25 EEX Group locations worldwide.

    At the end of 2000, we counted

    40 trading participants

    from seven countries. Today, we connect more than

    950 participants in 42 countries

    across the group.

    From Leipzig we expanded to

    25 EEX Group Offices

    in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia.

    Our Milestones

    Fifth anniversary of EEX’s power trading platform for Japan 

    More than 3,000 EU ETS primary market auctions concluded on EEX’s platform 

    Integration of Baltic-Finnish gas markets on the EEX platform

    EEX launches its new zonal futures products for the Nordic power derivatives markets 

    Establishment of EEX Japan subsidiary 

    Introduction of USD-denominated TTF Futures 

    ECC acquires clearing business of BSP Energy Exchange in Slovenia 

    Launch of Guarantees of Origin Futures 

    EEX launches HYDRIX, the first marked-based prices index for green hydrogen 

    Launch of the Global Carbon Index (GCI) Family 

    EEX acquires majority stake in GET Baltic, to serve the Baltic-Finnish gas region 

    First auction of pan-European spot market for Guarantees of Origin completed by EPEX SPOT with clearing and delivery through ECC and EEX (secondary market) 

    Acquisition of Australian energy analytics firm Lacima 

    First ETS auction for the New Zealand ETS, in cooperation with the New Zealand Exchange (NZX) 

    EEX starts the sales of national emission certificates in the German national emissions trading system (nEHS) 

    Launch of Zero Carbon Freight Index, calculating synthetic cost of carbon in Dry Freight 

    Integration of Powernext and Gaspoint Nordic into EEX AG (as of 1 January 2020) 

    EEX world market leader (in open interest) in Freight Trading for the first time 

    Nodal becomes the largest Power Exchange in the USA for the first time 

    EEX launches products for the Japanese power market 

    EEX extends power derivatives trading to the CSEE region, by launching products for Slovenia, Bulgaria and Serbia 

    Acquisition of the commodity business of Nasdaq Futures, Inc. (NFX) and merger of the Open Interest to ECC and Nodal Clear 

    Acquisition of Grexel Systems 

    Start of separate Spot Market auctions (EPEX) for Germany and Austria 

    Nodal Exchange launches North American environmental products 

    ECC receives recognition as clearing house by MAS (Monetary Authority in Singapore) 

    Foundation of EEX Asia to strengthen presence in Asia 

    Acquisition of Nodal Exchange – EEX Group now also represented in North America 

    Migration of the PXE products for Eastern Europe to the EEX platform 

    German-Austrian Price Zone Split: Launch of separate German and Austrian power future contractsEEX Group becomes largest power trading platform worldwide 

    PXE becomes part of EEX Group: Power Derivatives Markets for Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Romania 

    Migration of Gaspoint Nordic and CEGH onto PEGAS platform 

    Entry into global commodities: Freight contracts cleared via EEX/ECC for the first time

    Migration of Eurex agricultural products to EEX 

    PEGAS gas markets exceed 1,000 TWh for the first time 

    EEX acquires majority stake in Cleartrade Exchange (CLTX) based in Singapore 

    EEX acquires 50% stake in Danish Gaspoint Nordic exchange 

    Powernext and EPEX SPOT become part of EEX Group 

    Acquisition of 100% of the Dutch APX and integration into EPEX SPOT

    Start of PEGAS cooperation (bundling of all-natural gas products of EEX and Powernext on one trading platform) 

    ECC takes over clearing for the Czech Power Exchange Central Europe (PXE) for power and gas 

    Start of day and weekend futures on the power derivatives market 

    EEX wins contract for Europe-wide primary market auction of emission allowances 

    Opening of the first office outside Germany, in London with four employees 

    Start 24/7 spot trading for natural gas 

    Eurex becomes majority shareholder 

    Start clearing for the partner exchange HUPX 

    Start of CWE Market Coupling, Franco-German Intraday Cross-Border Trading 

    Angela Merkel visits EEX in Leipzig 

    First primary market auctions of emission allowances

    Foundation of the ECC subsidiary in Luxembourg 

    Launch of the EEX Transparency Platform (in cooperation with the TSOs) 

    ECC starts clearing for CEGH GAS EXCHANGE 

    Start of EEX Power Derivatives GmbH 

    Creation of EPEX Spot SE (Paris-based) with EEX Power Spot GmbH as a 100% subsidiary of the new company 

    ECC takes over clearing for Powernext 

    Start of natural gas trading for two market areas in Germany 

    Strategic spin-off: EEX Power Spot GmbH 

    Start of cooperation with the French Powernext

    Spin-off of European Commodity Clearing AG (ECC), receives a banking license in the same year 

    Cooperation with the first partner exchange ENDEX (clearing of TTF gas futures) 

    Start of trading in EU emission allowances under the EU ETS 

    "Recognised price signals": EEX prices are the reference for the Act on the Revision of the Law on Renewable Energies in the Electricity Sector of 21 July 2004

    Successful start of OTC clearing 

    100th trading participant 

    Merger of LPX and EEX to establish the European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) with headquarters in Leipzig 

    Launch of power exchanges in Germany: LPX based in Leipzig starts in June, EEX based in Frankfurt starts in August 


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