Pricing of electricity futures based on locational price differences: The case of Finland

A-Tier
Journal: Energy Economics
Year: 2018
Volume: 71
Issue: C
Pages: 222-237

Authors (3)

Junttila, Juha (Jyväskylän yliopisto) Myllymäki, Valtteri (not in RePEc) Raatikainen, Juhani (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We find that the pricing of Finnish electricity market futures has been inefficient during the latest 10 years, when the trading volumes of Electricity Price Area Differentials (EPADs) have more than doubled. Even though the calculated futures premium on EPADs is related to some risk measures and the variables capturing the demand and supply conditions in the spot electricity markets, there has been a significant positive excess futures premium in the Finnish market, and financial market participants should have been able to utilize this also in economic terms. This finding is new and relevant for the participants of the Nordic electricity markets also in the future, because both the speculative and hedging-based trading is increasing in the Nordic markets.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:eneeco:v:71:y:2018:i:c:p:222-237
Journal Field
Energy
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25