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Interconnector

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

A gas or power connection between two different locations

Usually used to flow gas or power from a lower priced location to a higher priced location

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Weighted Average Price

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

Weighted Average Price (WAP) is the average price over a series of individually priced volumes

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Prompt

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

A term generally used in gas and power trading for trades that deliver in the near future

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Front Month

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

The earliest tradable month of a particular contract - normally a Futures contract

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Maturity

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

Generally a financial trading term used sometimes in the commodities trading market to mean the expiry or expiration date - particularly futures contracts

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Balance of Month

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

A type of contract in which the delivery period is the remainder of the current month

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Day Ahead

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

Trading and pricing for delivery the next day

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Baseload

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

Term used in power (electricity) trading and operations to describe continuous delivery (24 hours a day, 365 days a year)

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Nomination

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

An electronic message sent to a third party detailing a transaction or requirement as part of a pre-existing agreement

Typically gas and power transactions are nominated to system and market operators

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Take or Pay

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

A type of supply contract in which the buyer commits to buying a minimum quantity of some product, or to make an alternative payment for the amount below the minimum quantity

Take or Pay contracts are widely used in the Gas and Oil markets

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