Nodal Exchange Achieves Trading Records in Natural Gas and Environmental Markets in February

This section is Partnership Content suppliedThe content in this section is supplied by Business Wire for the purposes of distributing press releases on behalf of its clients. Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by Business Wire Article contentWASHINGTON — Nodal continues to be the market leader in North American power futures achieving 56% of the open interest with 1.5 billion MWh at the end of February. The open interest represents over $160 billion of notional value (both sides). The traded volume in February was 297 million MWh.Sign In or Create an AccountEmail AddressContinueor View more offersArticle contentIn Nodal’s natural gas markets, futures trading reached a calendar month record of 182 million MMBtu in February 2026, up 105% from 88.6 million MMBtu in February 2025.Article contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Article contentEnvironmental futures and options on Nodal achieved open interest at the end of February of 443,381 lots, up 6% from 416,945 lots a year earlier. Environmental products on Nodal set a daily volume record on February 10th of 31,754 lots, surpassing the prior record of 27,823 contracts on February 11, 2025.Article contentArticle contentSeveral key environmental markets continued to show solid growth during the month. Carbon futures and options on Nodal posted February 2026 volume of 16,825 lots, up 122% from February 2025, with open interest of 60,254 lots at the end of the month, up 14% from a year earlier. Renewable energy certificate (REC) open interest at the end of February was 365,336 lots, up 13% from a year earlier.Article contentTop StoriesGet the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.There was an error, please provide a valid email address.Sign UpBy signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.Thanks for signing up!A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againInterested in more newsletters? Browse here.Article content“It is wonderful to see Nodal Exchange achieve strong February performance across all its markets,” said Paul Cusenza, Chairman and CEO of Nodal Exchange and Nodal Clear. “Managing risk in all of our markets is increasingly important, and we will continue to seek to best meet the evolving needs of the participants we serve.”Article contentABOUT NODALArticle contentNodal Exchange is a derivatives exchange providing price, credit and liquidity risk management solutions to participants in the North American commodities markets. Nodal Exchange is a leader in innovation, having introduced the world’s largest set of electric power locational (nodal) futures contracts and the world’s largest set of environmental contracts. As part of EEX Group, a group of companies serving international commodity markets, Nodal Exchange currently offers over 1,000 contracts on hundreds of unique locations, providing the most effective basis risk management available to market participants. In addition, Nodal Exchange offers natural gas contracts.

All Nodal Exchange contracts are cleared by Nodal Clear which is a CFTC registered derivatives clearing organization. Nodal Exchange is a designated contract market regulated by the CFTC. www.nodalexchange.comArticle contentArticle contentArticle contentView source version on businesswire.com: Article content https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260305284979/en/Article contentArticle contentContactsArticle contentPRESS CONTACT: Nodal Nodal Exchange Communications marketing@nodalexchange.com#distroArticle contentTrending Posthaste: Canada loses to the U.S. again, but this time it's not in the hockey rink News Garry Marr: Why your house is still costing you, even if you've paid it off Personal Finance Bank of Canada governor warns of growing risks to financial stability Economy Legal fight over propane terminal clouds Canada's energy export push Energy Posthaste: This dormant pipeline needs to be restarted for the sake of Canada, economists say News Share this article in your social networkCommentsYou must be logged in to join the discussion or read more comments.Create an AccountSign in Join the Conversation Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion. Please keep comments relevant and respectful. Comments may take up to an hour to appear on the site. You will receive an email if there is a reply to your comment, an update to a thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information. Posthaste: Canada loses to the U.S. again, but this time it's not in the hockey rink News Garry Marr: Why your house is still costing you, even if you've paid it off Personal Finance Bank of Canada governor warns of growing risks to financial stability Economy Legal fight over propane terminal clouds Canada's energy export push Energy Posthaste: This dormant pipeline needs to be restarted for the sake of Canada, economists say News