Press notice about realisation of first EUA trade at CEB

After Slovak register go online, Commodity Exchange Bratislava has joined european trading system with allowances of emissions greenhouse gasses, in which emitters trade carbon dioxid. Main point of traiding system is to lower greenhouse gases accordance with Kyoto protocol.

At CEB market, on 27. december 2005 has been realized first trade with European allowances.

Trade volume was 1000 Mt EUA NAP1 at the price 750 Sk/Mt EUA.

In comparision with other European exchanges, CEB has one of the lowest exchange fees (0,1% of contract value), which is allowed by fact that commodity exchange by slovak law is non profit organization. Trading at the market price is important for pricing and accounting traded emissions.