Over the past two years, we have experienced unprecedented price distortions in energy trading. This has also significantly increased the risks - both for us as traders and portfolio managers and for our customers. In order to achieve greater risk sharing, we are replacing trading with fixed schedules with various trading options via our market access points.
In the wake of the significant change in the general conditions - with much higher price levels, high volatility and a lot of uncertainty with regard to geopolitical factors - we have restructured somewhat at Vattenfall. We no longer offer fixed schedules and are limiting our sales trading activities. By sales trading, we mean that individual transactions are carried out on the basis of a trading framework agreement, which are initiated by telephone, e-mail or via external platforms.
New opportunities with Vattenfall's market access
At the same time, we want to continue to offer our customers and trading partners from industry and the energy supply sector the opportunity to procure energy and certificates securely and conveniently through us. This is possible via our market accesses.
They offer many advantages:
Different market accesses for different requirements
We offer the right platform for all requirements. Our most popular market accesses are Energy Trader and Direct Market Access.
Energy Trader
With our Energy Trader, we offer you a web portal for OTC trading with which you can trade everything from day-ahead to calendar year. You use our infrastructure and benefit from our extensive market coverage: we currently offer electricity trading in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, France and the UK. In gas, we have Germany in our programme and are integrating France and the UK. The web application is available for desktop and mobile devices.
Direct Market Access
Our Direct Market Access (DMA) is the right solution if you have a large trading volume and need a fully-fledged trading centre with direct access to all major European spot and futures markets for electricity and gas: you use our infrastructure with full market depth and transparency - including last trade. DMA works as an app and in the browser.
Secure energy trading guaranteed
As a market access user, you naturally benefit from maximum security. You only have Vattenfall as a trading partner - which means we take on the effort and risks associated with the downstream infrastructure consisting of around 250 counterparties, for example.
To give you the best possible insight into the energy market, we also offer our energy newsletter. It gives you an overview of current prices and allows you to create your own analyses. You decide how much more you need a portfolio manager at your side as a guide: we are always available and happy to support you in energy trading.
Do you have any questions about our market access or are you interested in our new trading contracts? Please get in touch with us!
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