EXAA Energy Exchange Austria

Name

EXAA Energy Exchange Austria

Legal name

EXAA Abwicklungsstelle für Energieprodukte AG

Website

https://exaa.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Exchange / Wholesale Electricity Trading

NAICS

Commodity Contracts Intermediation (52316)

SIC

Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221)

akta.pro primary industry

Trading Platforms, ETRM/CTRM & Market Connectivity (APIs, Messaging, Integrations) (EUAMAMAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interconnector / Cross-Border Capacity Scheduling for Balancing (Implicit/Explicit Allocation) (EUAGAKAL)

Keywords

• Day-ahead power auctions
• European market coupling
• Electricity exchange trading
• Energy market operator
• REMIT reporting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Trading/Transaction Fees: EXAA charges transaction fees per MWh traded on its platform. For the Cross-Auction Spread product, the fee is 0.0425 EUR/MWh/leg (all-inclusive). Additional fees apply for trading in the 10:15 and 12:00 Market Coupling auctions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EXAA operates a regulated, membership-based day-ahead electricity exchange as a Nominated Electricity Market Operator (NEMO), running a 10:15 Early Auction and a 12:00 Single Day-Ahead Coupling (SDAC) auction across bidding zones in Austria, Germany, Netherlands, France, and Belgium. Members access the proprietary smart.Xtrade trading system (with an accompanying API) to trade hour, block, and 15-minute quarter-hour products, settle through CCP Austria, and use the Cross-Auction Spread product for collateral-efficient arbitrage between the two auctions.

Product overview

EXAA Energy Exchange Austria operates as Austria's leading energy exchange and Nominated Electricity Market Operator (NEMO), offering a comprehensive portfolio of electricity trading products and services. The core offering consists of day-ahead auctions at 10:15 and 12:00 (Market Coupling), including quarter-hour products and the innovative Cross-Auction Spread product enabling arbitrage between the two auctions with reduced collateral requirements. EXAA provides access to pan-European Single Day-Ahead Coupling (SDAC) across multiple markets including Austria, Germany, Netherlands, France, and Belgium. Supporting services include the EXAA Trading API for system integration, Clearing & Risk Management via CCP Austria, REMIT reporting for regulatory compliance, and comprehensive market data services. The teem training program provides education on electricity and gas trading, including certification programs for EXAA traders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• teem: Training program for energy and environmental markets offering electricity and gas trading training courses, trader certification, and professional development programs for energy industry professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 85% reduction in position limits through Cross-Auction Spread product
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CEGH - Central European Gas Hub AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEGH, a subsidiary of OMV Gas & Power GmbH (80%) and Wiener Börse AG (20%), is one of the most important natural gas trading platforms in Central Europe. CEGH is a training partner under the teem training program, contributing gas market expertise to EXAA's training curriculum.
• Inercomp GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInercomp is an independent energy trading consultancy that supports energy-intensive industrial companies and independent energy producers in managing energy portfolios. As a teem training partner, Inercomp contributes expertise to EXAA's training courses.
• MontelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMontel is a provider of independent market-moving news, data, and analysis for the European energy market with over 4,500 weekly users across 850+ companies. Montel is a teem training partner contributing market intelligence content to EXAA's training programs.
• PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPwC is the world's largest auditing, tax advisory, and management consulting organization. As a teem training partner, PwC contributes professional expertise to EXAA's training and education offerings.
• CCP Austria - CCP Austria Abwicklungsstelle für Börsengeschäfte GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationCCP Austria serves as the central counterparty for all trades executed on the EXAA platform, providing professional clearing and risk management. This partnership is critical to EXAA's operations, guaranteeing payment security and robust risk management, particularly during turbulent market conditions. CCP Austria is located at Strauchgasse 1-3, 1010 Vienna.
• JAO (Joint Allocation Office) GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationJAO operates Shadow Auctions as the fallback mechanism in SDAC when market coupling experiences technical issues. EXAA participates in JAO-coordinated decoupling training sessions and uses JAO's auction systems for cross-border capacity allocation in fallback scenarios.
• Cismo Clearing Integrated Services and Market Operations GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationCismo Group company that operates the EXAA/Cismo Group entrance at Palais Liechtenstein. Receives data from EXAA for processing as an authorized data processor under GDPR.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EPEX SPOT: European Power Exchange (EPEX SPOT) operates day-ahead and intraday electricity auctions across most of continental Europe and the UK. It is EXAA's closest direct competitor — both are designated NEMOs participating in SDAC with overlapping member bases, auction timing (closing prices for matched orders), and competing for flow in AT, DE, NL, FR, and BE bidding zones.
• Nord Pool: Nord Pool operates day-ahead and intraday electricity markets across the Nordic, Baltic, UK, Germany, and other European countries, and is a designated NEMO in SDAC. It is directly comparable to EXAA in that both run day-ahead auctions as NEMOs and serve similar trading-desk participants in cross-coupled European power markets.
• TGE (Polish Power Exchange / Towarowa Giełda Energii): TGE operates the Polish day-ahead and other electricity/energy markets as a designated NEMO with SDAC participation. Directly comparable to EXAA in scope of spot electricity exchange services in a Central European context.
• HUPX (Hungarian Power Exchange): HUPX is the Hungarian designated NEMO operating day-ahead and intraday electricity markets integrated into SDAC. It is comparable to EXAA as a similarly sized, country-anchored power exchange providing NEMO services to the pan-European market coupling framework.
• OMIE (Iberian Market Operator): OMIE operates the day-ahead electricity markets for Spain and Portugal as a designated NEMO within SDAC. Comparable to EXAA as another European national power exchange operating the MIBEL day-ahead auction structure, serving traders and utilities across multiple bidding zones.
• OPCOM (Romanian Electricity and Gas Market Operator): OPCOM operates the Romanian day-ahead electricity market as a designated NEMO participating in SDAC. Comparable to EXAA as a national power exchange with SDAC participation and similar NEMO/REMIT regulatory obligations.

Broad incumbents

• European Energy Exchange (EEX): EEX operates a broad suite of European power and energy commodity products, including day-ahead spot auctions (as a NEMO) and a deep derivatives/futures franchise, and is part of Deutsche Börse Group. Compared to EXAA, EEX is a much larger incumbent spanning spot and derivatives across multiple asset classes, with overlapping but broader scope.
• ICE Endex: ICE Endex is the European energy futures and spot platform of Intercontinental Exchange, offering power and gas products including TTF gas and European power futures. Compared to EXAA, it is a broader-incumbent exchange operator with deep derivatives and adjacent spot exposure serving many of the same European trading participants.

Regional players

• N2EX (Nasdaq Nordic Commodities): N2EX is the UK day-ahead power exchange operated jointly by Nasdaq and Nord Pool. It is comparable as a regional day-ahead electricity auction venue for trading firms, though it primarily serves the UK/Nordic geography and does not directly compete in EXAA's central European bidding zones.

Emerging players

• SEMOpx (Single Electricity Market Operator for Ireland / EPEX SPOT joint): SEMOpx operates the day-ahead and intraday electricity markets for the integrated single electricity market on the island of Ireland, jointly operated by EPEX SPOT and SEMO. Comparable to EXAA as a designated NEMO running spot electricity auctions, though serving a smaller, geographically distinct market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/exaa

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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