EEX bourse announces higher trading volumes for 2025, followed by a big increase in Q1

The European Energy Exchange (EEX), driven by heightened uncertainty in the global energy markets, saw a significant 'increase' in trading volume on EEX Group markets for the first quarter 2026.

In its annual results presentation,?EEX stated that the European power spot markets at EPEX SpOT grew by 14 percent compared to the first three months of the previous calendar year. The European power derivatives market grew by 29 percent.

The exchange's revenues in?2025 will increase by a tenth, to 737 millions euros ($862 million), due mainly to higher trading volumes of power and natural gases, its highest-revenue business sectors.

EEX has announced that it 'plans to take a number of initiatives for 2026. These include new short-term futures on power in Belgium and Japan, and the addition of maturities within gas derivatives trading.

EEX, a German-based electricity bourse that was founded 25 years ago and is a part of Deutsche Boerse said its earnings, before interest and tax, rose 17% last year to 394 millions euros.

The EEX reports that revenue from European 'power derivatives' will increase by 9% in 2025 to 211 millions euros. Revenue on the European spot 'power market? is expected to rise by 4%, reaching 106 million euro.

The revenue from U.S. commodities increased by 11% to 46 million euros. The revenue from natural gas derivatives in Europe increased by 24%, to 38 million euro.

(source: Reuters)