Method and a system for trading energy contracts in an exchange
First Claim
1. A computerized system for matching energy contracts, the system comprising means for receiving orders from a multitude of remote terminals feeding the system with orders to be matched in the system, means for matching orders received by the system and means for output of the result of the matching and further having a memory, an orderbook, for storing orders not being possible to match directly, wherein the system is designed to handle a first number of different contracts, standardized contracts, corresponding to different time periods, the system further comprising means for forming an additional number of contracts, virtual contracts, by aggregating a number of said first number of standardized contracts.
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Abstract
In an exchange trading energy virtual contracts are formed by aggregating particular, standardized contracts, in particular short-period contracts, into any number of contract types. Settlement of the aggregated, virtual, contract is then performed by settling a number of standardized contracts.
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1. A computerized system for matching energy contracts, the system comprising means for receiving orders from a multitude of remote terminals feeding the system with orders to be matched in the system, means for matching orders received by the system and means for output of the result of the matching and further having a memory, an orderbook, for storing orders not being possible to match directly, wherein the system is designed to handle a first number of different contracts, standardized contracts, corresponding to different time periods, the system further comprising
means for forming an additional number of contracts, virtual contracts, by aggregating a number of said first number of standardized contracts.
- 9. A method of matching energy contracts in a computerized matching system comprising means for receiving orders from a multitude of remote terminals feeding the system with orders to be matched in the system, means for matching orders received by the system and means for output of the result of the matching and further having a memory, an orderbook, for storing orders not being possible to match directly, wherein matching is enabled between a first number of different contracts, standardized contracts, corresponding to different time periods, and also between an additional number of contracts, virtual contracts, formed by aggregating a number of said first number of standardized contracts.
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