Nodal Exchange released hourly instruments complete with support for User-Defined Spreads (UDS) to meet the industry need for efficient hedging.

Nodal Exchange is a derivatives exchange providing price, credit, and liquidity risk management solutions to participants in the North American commodities markets. Nodal Exchange is a leader in innovation, having introduced the largest sets of electric power and environmental futures contracts in the world. As part of EEX Group, a group of companies serving international commodity markets, Nodal Exchange currently offers over 1,000 contracts on hundreds of unique locations, providing the most effective basis risk management available to market participants. In addition, Nodal Exchange offers natural gas contracts. All Nodal Exchange contracts are cleared by Nodal Clear which is a CFTC registered derivatives clearing organization, providing clearing services to Nodal Clear and Coinbase Derivatives Exchange. Nodal Exchange is a designated contract market regulated by the CFTC.