It was owned by the two national grid companies, Statnett in Norway (50%) and Svenska Kraftnät in Sweden (50%).
In 2005, Nord Pool started trading and clearing of EU emission allowances, becoming the first exchange to expand its activities into this area.
The deal does not include Nord Pool Spot AS, which will continue physical electricity market trading operations independently.
The NASDAQ OMX Commodities Europe market membership includes energy producers, energy intensive industries, large consumers, distributors, funds, investment companies, banks, brokers, utility companies and financial institutions.
Financial electricity contracts are used to guarantee prices and manage risk when trading power.