Please find hereunder a table setting out the main product specifications. The information in this table is indicative. For a detailed description please go to the Market Segment Procedure or consult the product sheets
Market Segment |
Day Ahead Market Segment (“DAM”) |
Continuous Intraday Market Segment (“CIM”) |
Continuous Day Ahead Market Segment (“CoDAM”) |
Underlying ("Instruments") |
Electricity of constant output to be delivered in control area of the Belgian system operator Elia. |
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Instrument Series* |
1H blocks |
1H, 4H and 6H blocks |
Base, Peak, Off Peak, weekend block |
Listed for Order submission |
14 trading days before delivery until 11:00 trading day before delivery |
From 14:00 trading day before delivery until 5 min before delivery |
From 7:00 two trading days before delivery until 11:00 of trading day before delivery |
Trading days |
Every calendar day |
Every calendar day |
Every weekday |
Quotation |
€/MWh |
€/MWh |
€/MWh |
Price tick value |
0.01 €/MWh (1 euro cent per MWh) |
0.01 €/MWh (1 euro cent per MWh) |
0.01 €/MWh (1 euro cent per MWh) |
Contract volume |
The minimum contract volume is 0.1 MWh |
The minimum contract volume is 0.1 MWh |
The minimum contract volume is 0.1 MWh |
Order Type |
Limit orders and block orders |
Limit orders and market orders |
Limit orders and market orders |
Instruments eligible for trading on a trading day |
All instruments with delivery day following the trading day |
All listed Instruments |
All listed Instruments |
Trading Platform |
The Belpex Trading Platform is based on the electronic EuroLight™ system. |
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Fixing Process |
Auction |
Continuous trading |
Continuous trading (with opening auction) |
Trading hours |
Order book closing at 11:00 |
24/7 |
7:00 until 17:30 |
Publication Time contracts |
Under normal circumstances not later than 11:25 |
Immediately |
Immediately |
Delivery |
Through Day Ahead Hub of Elia Nomination System |
Through Day Ahead Hub of Elia Nomination System |
Through Day Ahead Hub of Elia Nomination System |
Clearing and Settlement |
Financial security of the transactions as the well as the clearing and settlement of the contracts is ensured by APX as central counterparty |
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- Block lengths may be adjusted on the day of the switch from wintertime to summertime
and on the day from summer time to wintertime.
