Established in 1999, APX Power NL is an independent fully electronic exchange for anonymous trading on the spot market offering distributors, producers, traders, brokers and industrial end-users a spot market trading platform for day ahead transactions (trading today for delivery of electricity tomorrow) as well as Intraday and Strips transactions for on-the-day trading. APX Power NL provides its members standardised products to sell and purchase and is the central counter party in all electricity trades.
Day-Ahead Auction
On the Day-Ahead auction, trading takes place on one day for the delivery of electricity the next day. Members submit their orders electronically, after which supply and demand are compared and the market price is calculated for each hour of the following day. Hourly contracts and flexible block contracts can be traded.
Market Results / Read moreContinuous Markets: Intraday & Strips
The Intraday market offers members the opportunity to continuously trade power products in hourly intervals as well as freely definably block orders up to 5 minutes prior to delivery. On the Strips market, members can continuously trade standardised blocks of hours. The available products are Base Load, Peak Load, and Off Peak Load, which can be traded as Individual Days and Weekends and are available for trading up to two (business) days out.
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