In May, the trading volume on the EEX Spot Market for Natural Gas amounted to 795,499 MWh (GASPOOL and NCG market areas) compared to 58,560 MWh in May 2009. The volume included 201,019 MWh traded in the Within-Day Gas product which was launched on 1 March 2010. The Spot Market price for the day-ahead delivery of Natural Gas ranged between EUR 14.70 per MWh and EUR 20.50 per MWh.
The volumes on the Derivatives Market for Natural Gas (GASPOOL and NCG market areas) amounted to 3,803,538 MWh (May 2009: 356,454 MWh). On 31 May 2010, the open interest was 14,488,653 MWh. On 31 May 2010 Natural Gas prices for delivery in 2011 were fixed at EUR 19.70 per MWh (GASPOOL) and EUR 19.75 per MWh (NCG), respectively.
On the EEX Spot Market for CO2 Emission Allowances (EUA) a total of 1,291,000 EUA was traded in May. The volume included 91,000 EUA traded on the secondary Spot Market (May 2009: 735,295 EUA). During the month, the Carbix (Carbon Index) ranged between EUR 14.42 per EUA and EUR 16.16 per EUA.
The total volume on the EEX Derivatives Market for CO2 Emission Allowances amounted to 2,985,000 EUA. The volume included 705,000 EUA traded on the secondary derivatives market (May 2009: 1,373,000 EUA). The 2010 MidDec future contract settled at EUR 15.14 per EUA on 31 May 2010, and the 2011 future contract at EUR 15.50 per EUA.
