Nodal Exchange

Nodal Exchange

Derivatives exchange for North American energy

Overview

Nodal Exchange is a derivatives market for North American energy, offering futures and options on power, natural gas, and environmental products to help participants hedge price, credit, and liquidity risks. It operates through a centralized clearing house, Nodal Clear, which clears all trades and uses portfolio margining to improve capital efficiency. A key differentiator is the nodal (locational) futures that hedge at specific points on the electricity grid, along with ownership of its clearing house and a broad catalog of contracts. The company aims to provide reliable risk management and liquidity for energy markets by expanding access and product offerings to support effective hedging and price discovery.

About Nodal Exchange

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Why Nodal Exchange is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Energy

Enterprise Software

Quantitative Finance

Financial Services

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Early VC

Total Funding

$26.4M

Headquarters

Vienna, Virginia

Founded

2007

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What believers are saying

  • North American power leadership, with 57% open-interest share in April 2025.[9]
  • Environmental expansion with CORSIA, California, and Massachusetts contracts broadens customer reach.[1]
  • Coinbase Derivatives clearing on Nodal Clear adds a new crypto-clearing revenue stream.[6]

What critics are saying

  • CME can attack Nodal's power and gas franchise with superior scale and distribution.
  • California carbon rule changes can crush demand for newly launched CCA derivatives.
  • Deutsche Börse could prioritize EEX initiatives, leaving Nodal undercapitalized and slower-moving.

What makes Nodal Exchange unique

  • First mover in nodal power futures and options across North American hubs.[1][4]
  • Offers over 1,000 power contracts and 120-plus environmental products.[1][5]
  • Integrated Nodal Clear provides central counterparty clearing and portfolio margining benefits.[5][6]

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Funding

Total Funding

$26.4M

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Funded Over

1 Rounds

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Benefits

Hybrid Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Phone/Internet Stipend

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Conference Attendance Budget

Family Planning Benefits

Fertility Treatment Support

Remote Work Options

Company News

Carbon Pulse
Mar 30th, 2026
Nodal launches cash-settled California carbon contracts in push to broaden market access.

Nodal launches cash-settled California carbon contracts in push to broaden market access. Published 18:34 on March 30, 2026 / Last updated at 18:34 on March 30, 2026 / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada) Carbon Pulse Premium Nodal Exchange has launched the first financially-settled futures and options contracts tied to California Carbon Allowances (CCAs), marking a further expansion of derivatives offerings in North America's largest compliance carbon market.

Nodal Exchange
May 17th, 2024
Nodal Exchange named Commodity Exchange of the Year by Energy Risk

Nodal Exchange has been named Commodity Exchange of the Year for the second year in a row by Energy Risk magazine.

Business Wire
May 7th, 2024
Nodal Exchange Achieves Second-Highest Trading Volume Ever In Both Power And Environmental Markets In April

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nodal Exchange today announced new records in power and environmental futures. In power, Nodal set a calendar month record for April with traded power futures volume of 345 million MWh, up 13% from 306 million MWh in April 2023. This is the second highest month ever for Nodal Exchange, only surpassed by the 379 million MWh in February 2024. Nodal continues to be the market leader in North American power futures with 55% share of open interest at the end of April with 1.374 billion MWh open interest representing $128 billion of notional value based on both sides. Nodal posted the second-highest monthly volume ever in environmental markets of 48,865 lots, topping the prior record of 43,883 lots in April 2023 by 11%. Open interest in environmental products on Nodal Exchange reached a record high of 341,194 lots in April, up 34% from 255,418 at the end of April 2023

Finextra Research
Apr 25th, 2024
Deutsche Börse to access market data from Nodal Exchange

Deutsche Börse announces a collaboration with Nodal Exchange, a leading North American commodity derivatives exchange which is part of the EEX Group.

Business Wire
Feb 7th, 2024
Nodal Exchange Achieves Daily Record In Power And January Records In Natural Gas And Environmental Markets

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nodal Exchange announced new trading records in power, natural gas, and environmental markets. Nodal Exchange achieved a record day of power trading on Tuesday, February 6th with 76.7 million MWh traded in one day which is equivalent to the electricity that over 7.3 million homes would consume in a year in the USA. This surpasses the previous record trading day of 56.2 million MWh on February 9th, 2021. Nodal also almost surpassed last January’s record calendar month traded volume of 270.8 million MWh with 268.2 million MWh. Nodal continues to be the North American power market leader ending January at 1,286 million MWh of futures open interest, a 55% market share. In Nodal’s natural gas markets, futures trading set a calendar month record in January with 98.5 million MMBtu up from 18 million MMBtu in January 2023, which is up 4.5X year over year

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