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ICE Endex

Dutch Power Base Futures

Description

Contracts are for physical delivery of power to and from the Dutch high voltage grid. Delivery is made equally each hour throughout the contract delivery period from 00:00 (CET) on the first day of the month until 24:00 (CET) on the last day of the month.

Market Specifications

Trading Screen Product Name
Dutch Power Base Load Futures
Trading Screen Hub Name
TenneT
Contract Series
Up to 156 consecutive month contracts, or as otherwise determined by the Exchange. Quarterly, seasonal, calendar, and any period of consecutive monthly contracts can be registered as a strip.
Expiration Date
Trading will cease at the close of business two Business Days prior to the first calendar day of the quarter, season or calendar year.
Contract Security
ICE Clear Europe (ICEU) acts as central counterparty to all trades thereby guaranteeing the financial performance of ICE Endex contracts registered in the name of its Members up to and including delivery, exercise and/or settlement
Trading Hours
Open 08:00, Close 18:00 (CET), Monday – Friday
Trading Model
Continuous trading throughout trading hours
Trading Methods
Electronic futures, Exchange for Physical (EFP), Exchange for Swap (EFS) and Block Trades are available for this contract.
Unit of Trading
1 MW
Contract Size
1 MW x days in the contract period (i.e. month, quarter or year) x 23, 24 or 25 hours (summer / winter time).
Minimum Trading Size
1 lot = 1 MW
Minimum Block Order
1 lot = 1 MW
Quotation
The contract price is in Euros and Euro cents per MWh
Minimum Price Fluctuation
Futures – 1 Euro Cent per MWh (€0.01/MWh) EFPs/EFSs/Blocks – 1 Euro Cent per MWh (€0.01/MWh)
Maximum Price Fluctuation
There are no limits.
Tick Value
Contract Size x Minimum Trade Size x Minimum Price Flux
Daily Settlement
Fixing each Business Day set out in the applicable Operating Time Schedule. Appendix B1.
Position Limit
Positions are reported to ICE Endex on a daily basis. ICE Endex has powers to prevent the development of excessive positions or unwarranted speculation or any other undesirable situation and may take steps to resolve such situations including the ability to mandate Members to limit the size of such positions or to reduce positions where appropriate.
Initial Margin
Calculated on all open contracts, Initial Margin, as defined in the ICE Clear Europe Clearing Rules, is a deposit held by ICE Clear Europe in order to cover the costs that may be incurred in closing out a position in default. It is returned upon the closing of the position, or at expiry, with interest.
Daily Margin
All open contracts are 'marked-to-market' daily, with Variation Margin, as defined in the ICE Clear Europe Clearing Rules, being called for as appropriate.
Delivery/Settlement Terms
Matching Acquiring and Disposing Trade Nominations (buyer from ICEU, seller to ICEU) are input by buyer, seller and ICEU to TenneT before 13:00 (CET) on each day prior to the commencement of the delivery period. Delivery takes place in kilowatt per quarter hour. The EDSP will be the end of day Settlement Price on the day the contract expires.
MIC Code
NDEX
Clearing Venues
ICEU

Trading Hours

CityTradingPre-Open
New York3:00 AM - 1:00 PM
03:00 - 13:00
2:45 AM
02:45
London7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
07:00 - 17:00
6:45 AM
06:45
Singapore3:00 PM - 1:00 AM
15:00 - 01:00
2:45 PM
14:45

Codes

Clearing Admin Name
Dutch Power BL
Physical
DPB
Logical
DPB
GMI (FC)
CB
ION A.C.N.
Symbol Code
DPB