EEX To Expand Gas Portfolio With Launch Of Financial Gas Futures On European Gas Spot Index (EGSI) Date 04/05/2021 The European Energy Exchange (EEX) will expand its gas derivatives portfolio on the 28th June 2021 with the launch of Financial Gas Futures. The new contracts will be listed on the Dutch (TTF), Austrian (CEGH) and German (NCG – to be replaced by THE in October 2021) market areas and settled against the European Gas Spot Index (EGSI), the most credible and transparent gas price index in Europe.
As the No.1 gas spot exchange in Europe, EEX has continued to shape the gas spot market by offering a portfolio of customized products and services to physical players and infrastructure operators. Currently, EEX holds more than 60% of the market share in Europe’s largest gas spot markets (Netherlands, Germany, Austria and France). From this position, EEX has been able to provide its customers and the market with a robust and reliable price index: the EGSI (European Gas Spot Index). The new EGSI Financial Gas Futures will result in a closer alignment between the Spot and Futures markets, giving customers the opportunity to trade on a more liquid market.