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POWER EXCHANGE CENTRAL EUROPE (PXE)
The POWER EXCHANGE CENTRAL EUROPE (PXE) established in July 2007 offers power
trading for Czech, Slovak and Hungarian power. The exchange offers anonymous
trading with standardized products with secured settlement.
PXE is a subsidiary of the
Prague Stock Exchange and it is part of the
CEE
Stock Exchange Group (CEESEG).
Basic principles and aspects of trading on PXE
- Trading electricity futures with:
- physical delivery
- financial settlement including the physical fulfilment (CZ)
- Trading currency: EUR
- Full scale "Central Counterparty"
- Trading participant has a contractual relationship with a clearing bank
- Trading participant has to provide guarantees for the clearing of trades (margin deposits)
- Full settlement guarantee - based on daily M2M settlement and margin requirements
- Allocation of risks - presence of clearing banks and clearing fund
- Electronically trading only - the software application Trayport GlobalVision
- Anonymous trading system
Milestones
- 8th January, 2007 - The PXE was founded
- 17th July, 2007 - Trading with the Czech electricity started
- 1st October, 2008 - Trading with the Slovak electricity started
- 1st March, 2009 - Trading with the Hungarian electricity started
- 1st February, 2010 -– Czech Financial Futures launched
- 1st April, 2012 – Slovak and Hungarian Financial Futures launched