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December 31, 2017

Beyond Energy in a More Global 2018

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At the end of 2016, Nodal Exchange and its relatively new wholly owned subsidiary, Nodal Clear, was a stand-alone company – a rare example of a successful start-up exchange and clearinghouse. Nodal grew to be about 30 percent of the power futures open interest in the United States in a highly competitive environment.
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October 29, 2017

A long overdue futures market could decrease rate volatility in trucking

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If a product is going somewhere in the U.S., 7 out of 10 times it is getting there on a truck. Further, according to the American Trucking Association, over 80% of the nation’s nearly $900-billion freight bill became revenue for the trucking industry. That means the trucking industry has a market size of $726B, making it one of the larger industries in the US.  This begs the question: if these other industries has correlated futures markets, why doesn’t trucking? Some futures have been around since the 1800s, yet trucking, an integral part of nearly every industry, has been largely neglected.
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October 27, 2017

TransRisk, DAT, and Nodal Exchange announce trucking freight futures contracts

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Founded with the purpose of addressing volatility for brokers, carriers and shippers in major shipping lanes through risk-management solutions, TransRisk is one step closer to doing just that. The company, along with DAT Solutions and Nodal Exchange jointly announced an agreement to develop, market and list the first and only trucking freight futures and options on futures contracts.
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October 13, 2017

FOW International Awards shortlist

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After over 120 entries have been reviewed, the FOW International Awards shortlist has been released.  The winners will be unveiled at a Gala Dinner in London on 7 December at which Icap group chief executive Michael Spencer will receive the lifetime achievement award.  Nodal Exchange has been shortlisted for Exchange of the Year – US and Canada.
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June 24, 2017

We got ‘yer power options

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And right on schedule, too. Last time we spoke to Nodal Exchange chief Paul Cusenza, he discussed the firm’s surprise transaction with the European Energy Exchange (EEX) – the deal formally closed last month – and his plans to launch a whole new basket of options contracts in power and gas.
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May 31, 2017

Energy Risk Awards 2017 Exchange of the Year

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The date October 19, 2016 marked one full year since Nodal Exchange transitioned its clearing services from LCH to its own vertically integrated clearing house, Nodal Clear – and what a year it was.
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March 15, 2017

Commodity Business Awards 2016

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The 2016 global Commodity Business Awards have been announced. Hosted by Commodities Now, the awards are being bestowed as follows:
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March 11, 2017

EEX Acquires Nodal Exchange

The Risk Desk ©2017 by SCUDDER PUBLISHING GROUP
In a late 2016 interview with Nodal Exchange, we discussed many things with CEO Paul Cusenza. New products and services he was planning to launch, growth and international expansion opportunities and so on. Clearly, we should have hit him with a few more questions.
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March 03, 2017

Nodal plans power, gas options

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Nodal Exchange is planning to launch power and natural gas contracts during the second quarter of 2017, the Virginia based electricity futures exchange’s chief executive officer has told Risk.net.
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February 06, 2017

Clearing house innovation of the year

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Vertical exchange silos are an oft-maligned feature of the financial markets. Critics argue such models, where an exchange controls both trade execution and clearing, can be anti-competitive and result in higher costs for end-users. Nodal Exchange is proving that vertical integration has plenty of benefits for customers, too.
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