
25 years of EEX
On 15 June 2000, a small Leipzig-based power exchange – today's EEX – saw its first trade on the power spot market. Since then, this exchange has grown into a global network of companies.
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Latest News
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ECC Clearing Circular 34/2025 | Power auction markets: New MATS trading system Go-Live and upcoming Trading Limit changes
Summary EPEX SPOT, BSP SouthPool, HUPX, SEEPEX and SEMOpx are updating their auction trading system for Day-Ahead and Intraday Auctions from ETS to…Read more -
ECC Clearing Circular 33/2025 | GB Delivery Risk Parameter Update in EPEX trading limit systems and DCP Limit Calculation
Summary As of 1 July 2025, the trading limit systems M7 and ETS will use an updated price independent delivery risk parameter for the EPEX GB spot…Read more -
ECC Clearing Circular 32/2025 | Upcoming changes regarding Base Limit requirements – only relevant for DCP Clearing Members
Summary This circular informs Direct Clearing Participants (DCPs) about the upcoming changes regarding the Base Limit requirement on the UK market…Read more -
ECC Clearing Circular 31/2025 | Release Announcement C7 12.0
Summary ECC would like to inform you about the introduction of the C7 Release 12.0, scheduled for Monday, 10 November 2025. A simulation environment…Read more
Risk Management
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Clearing at ECC – Do you want to know how clearing works?
European Commodity Clearing (ECC) is a central clearing house which specialises in energy and commodity products - but what actually is clearing?
What happens, if the buyer or seller drops out of the transaction? Our short video explains clearing in a nutshell and gives a general overview of ECCs services.

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Our video is also available with German, French and Japanese subtitles!
> To the ECC Video on YouTube - German version