About EEX

European Energy Exchange (EEX) offers spot and derivatives trading on power, natural gas and emission rights. In addition, the exchange lists financial coal derivatives contracts. Secure settlement of the transactions is ensured by an independent Clearing House - the EEX subsidiary ECC AG.

With more than 200 trading participants from 19 countries, the European Energy Exchange is the fastest growing and most important energy exchange in continental Europe today. It is a fully regulated and a truly European exchange, since a large majority of its trading participants are based outside of Germany. The full regulation of EEX ensures the highest possible degree of transparency, which in turn allows for calculation of reference prices for Germany and the rest of Europe.

In order to protect and further expand its position as leading exchange for energy and related products in continental Europe, EEX continuously expands its product offering for European market players and is open to European partnerships and financial investments. The 2007 spin-off of the power spot market into EEX Power Spot GmbH clearly shows its readiness to enter into new partnerships, which are intended to guarantee more flexibility, volume and higher market coverage in the long run. In 2008, all derivatives market products will be spun off into EEX Derivatives Markets GmbH. Once both spin-offs fully implemented, the two independent subsidiaries, at first wholly owned by EEX, will search for appropriate co-operations, investments and partnerships.