2018: EEX Group Achieves Record Volumes on Power and Emissions

Increases also in natural gas spot market and freight - Expansion of global product offering continued

In 2018, EEX Group continued its growth path, further consolidating its position as a global commodity exchange. On the power and emissions markets in particular, EEX recorded significant volume gains and continued its long-term growth trend.

'In 2018, we increased our volumes in almost every market. In addition, with the establishment of EEX Asia and the expansion of our offering in North America, we implemented further important steps to strengthen EEX Group's position as a global commodity exchange', comments Peter Reitz, CEO of EEX.

Power markets

Overall in 2018, EEX Group power markets achieved a volume of 4,962.1 TWh (2017: 3,760.7 TWh), resulting in a new volume record. This volume includes the markets of EEX, EPEX SPOT, PXE, SEEPEX and Nodal Exchange. As a result, EEX Group maintained its position as the number 1 exchange group in power trading worldwide.

The group's power spot markets grew by 6% to 576.6 TWh (2017: 543.3 TWh). This volume included 494.1 TWh traded on the day-ahead markets (2017: 472.4 TWh). On the intraday market, the volume totalled 82.5 TWh, representing a 16% increase compared to the previous year (2017: 71.0 TWh). The introduction of a cross border solution for intraday market coupling (XBID) with a common order book was a milestone in short-term power trading.

On the power derivatives markets, EEX Group volumes rose by 36% to 4,385.5 TWh (2017: 3,217.3 TWh). This included 1,038.6 TWh from the North American markets of Nodal Exchange (May to December 2017: 394.9 TWh), while the EEX European Derivatives Markets accounted for a share of 3,346.9 TWh, which corresponds to a 19% increase year on year (2017: 2,822.4 TWh).

In 2018, EEX increased its power trading volumes in almost every territory. Significant increases were achieved on the markets for Italy (559.7 TWh, +42%) and Spain (106.5 TWh, +59%), confirming EEX's position as the biggest trading platform. Furthermore, the volume on the eastern European markets on which EEX introduced further short-term maturities in 2018 doubled to 102.2 TWh (2017: 49.0 TWh). The Dutch (31.1 TWh, +89%) and Belgian (5.7 TWh, +324%) power trading volumes also developed very positively. On the British market, EEX recorded regular trading activities for the first time in the second half of the year with a total trading volume of 335 GWh.

On the markets for Germany and Austria, EEX again succeeded in strengthening its position in 2018. The volume in the German Phelix-DE product increased to 1,934.5 TWh (2017: 286.9 TWh) and in the Austrian Phelix-AT product to 12.2 TWh (2017: 0.07 TWh). A volume of 75.4 TWh was traded in the former German-Austrian contract in 2018, compared to 1,595.7 TWh in 2017. Overall, trading volumes for Germany and Austria rose last year by 7% to 2,022.0 TW

Natural gas markets

At 1,962.9 TWh, EEX Group nearly met the record volume achieved on the natural gas markets in the previous year (2017: 1,981.5 TWh). The volumes on the natural gas spot markets totalled 1,111.2 TWh rising by 34% (2017: 827.7 TWh), while volumes on the Natural Gas Derivatives Market totalled 851.7 TWh (2017: 1,153.9 TWh).

Emissions markets

On the emissions markets, the total volume rose by 110% to the record level of 2,896.6 million tonnes of CO₂, more than doubling the trading volumes of 2017 (2017: 1,380.5 million tonnes of CO₂). In 2018, EEX carried out a total of 210 primary market auctions for EU Emission Allowances (EUA) and EU Aviation Allowances (EUAA) with a volume of 819.4 million tonnes of CO₂. On the secondary market, EEX successfully increased trading volumes: While the spot secondary market rose by 82% to 107.2 million tonnes of CO₂ (2017: 59.0 million tonnes of CO₂), volumes in futures and options rose by 318% to 1,973.0 million tonnes of CO₂ (2017: 472.2 million tonnes of CO₂), further strengthening EEX's position as a CO₂ trading platform.

In 2018, the product offering in the emissions markets was extended outside of Europe for the first time. In November 2018, Nodal Exchange in cooperation with IncubEX launched a number of emissions and environmental products for the North American market. A volume of 6,750 lots was traded in these new products by year end.

Agriculturals markets

The total trading volume in Agriculturals was 60,251 contracts (2017: 65,453 contracts). In August 2018, EEX launched a Liquid Milk Future as a new hedging tool in which a volume of 23 contracts (corresponding to 575 tonnes of commodity equivalent) has been traded so far.

Global Commodities

In 2018, EEX Group Freight contracts cleared into ECC increased by 1% year on year (2018: 35, 715).

In addition, with the establishment of EEX Asia, EEX Group strategically realigned its offering for the Asian market with a view to further development and expansion in this region.

Volumes EEX Group

Volumes		2018	2017	∆
Power Spot Market Power Derivatives Market1 Power Total1	TWh	576.6 4,385.5 4,962.1	543.3 3,217.3 3,760.6	+ 6% + 36% + 32%
Gas Spot Market Gas Derivatives Market Natural Gas Total	TWh	1,111.2 851.7 1,962.9	827.7 1,153.9 1,981.5	+ 33% - 26% - 1%
Emission Allowances	million tonnes of CO2	2,896.6	1,380.5	+ 110%
Agriculturals	contracts	60,251	65,453	- 8%
Freight (ECC cleared)	contracts	35,715	35,435	+ 1%

¹ Nodal Exchange is included in power derivatives since May 2017.

EEX Group provides market platforms for energy and commodity products across the globe and provides access to a network of more than 600 trading participants. The group offers contracts for energy, environmental products, freight, metal and agriculturals listed at the European Energy Exchange (EEX), EEX Asia, EPEX SPOT, Powernext and Nodal Exchange. Clearing and settlement of the transactions are provided by the European Commodity Clearing (ECC) and by Nodal Clear in the United States. EEX Group is a member of Deutsche Börse Group. More information: www.eex-group.com.