Deutsche Börse Group's derivatives business unit Eurex acquired the majority share in the EEX in March 2011.

It holds shares in the following companies: EEX announced in 2017 that it had reached an agreement to acquire the US-based Nodal Exchange.

The EEX European emissions markets recorded a total volume of 1,389.9 million tonnes of CO2, reflecting an 8% year-on-year increase.

EPEX SPOT also offers an intraday market for Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, and the United Kingdom.

Short-term gas quantities can be traded on the exchange for delivery in the market areas GASPOOL, NetConnect Germany (NCG), and the Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF).

EEX currently runs a secondary market for continuous trading on a spot and derivatives basis for EU ETS allowances (EUA, EUAA) and Kyoto credits (CER, ERU).

Since January 2010, EEX AG has run the auctioning of the emission allowances issued by the Federal Ministry of the Environment.

The Power Futures are financially settled contracts, but they can be physically delivered in Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Italy.

EEX is in charge of the operation of the platform, which comprises plausibility checking, anonymization, aggregation, and publication of the data reported.

At www.eex-transparency.com, visitors can gain access to comprehensive fundamental data and relevant information for wholesale energy trading.