Overview
The European Energy Exchange is located in Leipzig. Preceding companies were LPX Leipzig Power Exchange, located in Leipzig and European Energy Exchange, located in Frankfurt. Both power exchanges merged in the year 2002.
EEX operates market platforms for trading in electric energy, natural gas, CO2 emission allowances and coal. EEX holds 50% of the European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT located in Paris which operates short-term trading in power for Germany, Austria, France and Switzerland. Furthermore EEX's subsidiary EEX Power Derivatives GmbH offers a platform for German and French power derivatives trading.
EEX is a shareholder of the North-West European auction office European Market Coupling Company. Moreover, EEX holds minority shares in the companies trac-x (Transport Capacity Exchange) and store-ex (Storage Capacity Exchange).
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