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In January, the trading volume on the EEX Spot Market for Natural Gas amounted to 885,696 MWh (Gaspool and NCG market areas) compared to 244,800 MWh in January 2009. On 27 January 2010 a volume of 153,312 MWh was reached, which has been the highest daily volume on the EEX Spot Market so far. The Spot Market price for the day-ahead delivery of Natural Gas ranged between EUR 11.70 per MWh and EUR 17.25 per MWh.
The volumes on the Derivatives Market for Natural Gas (Gaspool and NCG market areas) amounted to 1,079,750 MWh (January 2009: 1,124,220 MWh). On 29 January 2010, the open interest was 5,916,592 MWh. On 29 January 2010 Natural Gas prices for delivery in 2011 were fixed at EUR 17.85 per MWh (Gaspool) and EUR 17.98 per MWh (NCG), respectively.
On the EEX Spot Market for CO2 Emission Allowances (EUA) a total of 1,766,473 EUA was traded in January. The volume included 566,473 EUA traded on the secondary Spot Market (January 2009: 191,340 EUA). During the month, the Carbix (Carbon Index) ranged between EUR 12.04 per EUA and EUR 13.55 per EUA.
The total volume on the EEX Derivatives Market for CO2 Emission Allowances amounted to 4,460,000 EUA. The volume included 2,180,000 EUA traded on the secondary derivatives market (January 2009: 4,142,000 EUA). The 2010 Mid Dec future contract settled at EUR 13.03 per EUA on 29 January 2010, and the 2011 future contract at EUR 13.48 per EUA.
On the CO2 Derivatives Market for Certified Emission Reductions a volume of 90,000 CER was traded (January 2009: 70,000 CER). On 29 January 2010, the 2010 Mid Dec future contract was traded at EUR 11.45 per CER and the 2011 future contract at EUR 11.41 per CER.
