Milestones
On 15th June 2000, over 20 years ago, the first trade was executed on a small power exchange based in Leipzig. This is where everything started.
Since then, we have massively increased our product range, trading volume and number of participants. Today, we operate energy and commodity markets across the globe and serve customers in Europe, Asia and North America - from a local power exchange to a global commodity exchange.
Our Milestones
2024
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
2023
EEX acquires 20% of shares in q-bility
EU completes 2,500 ETS auctions representing over 6.7 billion tonnes of CO2 via EEX
Launch of HYDRIX, the first marked-based index for green hydrogen
EEX to provide registry and auctioning services for biogas certificates in France; from 11.2023 extended to also include non-renewable GOs
Launch of the Global Carbon Index (GCI) Family
EEX acquires majority stake in Get Baltic
2022
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)
EEX wins tender by the German Environment Agency to auction emission allowances on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany for 3 years, starting in 2024
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) is participating in the H2Global foundation funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK). By joining, EEX is demonstrating its commitment to establishing reliable marketplaces for hydrogen
EEX sets new annual record for European Dairy Futures trading with a total of 41,537 contracts
2021
First ETS auction for thew New Zealand ETS
Launch of Zero Carbon Freight Index, calculating synthetic cost of carbon in Dry Freight
Successful launch of new Financial Gas Futures contracts which are cash-settled against the European Gas Spot Index (EGSI)
2020
Twenty-year anniversary
Integration of Powernext and Gaspoint Nordic into EEX AG (as of 1 January 2020)
EEX takes over 100% of the shares in British software company KB Tech Ltd.
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
2019
EEX extends trading on the Power Derivatives Market to 20 European market areas with the addition of 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
Nodal launches the world's first Trucking Freight Future
Acquisition of Grexel Systems
2018
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 and ClearTech strengthens the presence of EEX Group in Asia
2017
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 the Phelix-DE and Phelix-AT Futures
EEX Group becomes largest power trading platform worldwide
2016
EEX gains market share in the Spanish Power Market and provides leading exchange platform for the first time
PXE becomes part of the EEX Group: Power Derivatives Markets for Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Romania
Migration of Gaspoint Nordic and CEGH to PEGAS platform
Entry into global commodities: Freight contracts cleared via EEX/ECC for the first time
2015
Migration of Eurex agricultural products to EEX
PEGAS gas markets exceed 1,000 TWh for the first time
2014
EEX acquires majority stake in Cleartrade Exchange (CLTX) based in Singapore
EEX acquires 50% stake in Gaspoint Nordic
Powernext and EPEX SPOT become part of the EEX Group
Acquisition of 100% of the Dutch APX and integration into EPEX SPOT
2013
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
2012
Start of day and weekend futures on the power derivatives market
EEX wins contract for Europe-wide primary market auction of emission allowances
2011
Opening of the first office outside Germany, in London with four employees
Start 24/7 spot trading for natural gas
Eurex becomes majority shareholder
2010
Ten-year anniversary
Start clearing for the partner exchange HUPX
CWE Market Coupling, Franco-German Intraday Cross-Border Trading and publication of the European Electricity Index, ELIX
Angela Merkel visits EEX in Leipzig
Number of employees exceeds 100 for the first time
2009
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
2008
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
2007
Start of natural gas trading for two market areas in Germany
Strategic spin-off: EEX Power Spot GmbH
Start EEX Eurex cooperation in emissions trading
Start of cooperation with the French Powernext
2006
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)
2005
Start of trading in EU emission allowances under the EU ETS
2004
"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
2003
Successful start of OTC clearing
100th trading participant
2002
Merger of LPX and EEX to establish the European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) with headquarters in Leipzig
2000
Launch of power exchanges in Germany: LPX based in Leipzig starts in June, EEX based in Frankfurt starts in August
