Our Services
Trading
The globalCOAL Trading Platform
globalCOAL hosts the most comprehensive online platform for the trading of standardised physical and financial coal contracts. Physical markets available through globalCOAL's trading screen include fixed price and index-linked contracts at the world's major coal hubs including ARA in Europe, Richards Bay in South Africa, Newcastle in Australia and several Indonesian ports. Financial coal markets are also available, including the largest single pool of liquidity for globalCOAL's Swap NEWC™ contract, and the Richards Bay / Newcastle spread.
Membership is required to access globalCO'ALs markets. Market Members enjoy the following benefits:- A fast, transparent and anonymous route to physical and financial coal markets
- The most in-depth source of realtime information on spot physical coal markets
- Dedicated support and information resources within globalCOAL's front office
- Access to comprehensive historical trade and index data
- And much more...
Brokerage
globalCOAL's dedicated Market Managers actively support trading activity on the platform by bringing parties together and facilitating credit. Drawing on its in-depth understanding of physical coal markets, globalCOAL will also voice-broker transactions which may vary from standard SCoTA® specifications.
Futures
In April 2008, globalCOAL partnered with leading energy exchange ICE Futures Europe® to develop the coal Futures market. The ICE Futures coal portfolio currently consists of three financially-settled coal Futures contracts for Rotterdam, Richards Bay and Newcastle and development is on-going on further products and credit-enhancing solutions.
globalCOAL strongly believes that the development of a liquid coal market is inseparable from the many benefits of exchange trading and clearing.
Find out more about coal Futures
Market Data and Analysis
globalCOAL's Coal Market Report
The globalCOAL Coal Market Report is a daily publication which summarises the day's key data and indicators for globalCOAL's physical and financial coal markets. It is a valuable and concise source of information for price benchmarking, tracking and analysis.
Subscribers to the Coal Market Report enjoy:- A "snapshot view" of the day's coal market activity
- globalCOAL indices updated daily
- Forward curves, Best bids / Best offers and other coal and energy market data
- Access to historical trade and price data archive
- And much more...
Delayed Market Prices
globalCOAL's Delayed Prices screen offers an ideal intermediate solution for market participants interested in accessing near-time price information without requiring the full functionality of the globalCOAL trading screen. The Delayed Prices screen shows all firm bid and offers on the range of contracts traded on the globalCOAL platform with a one-hour time delay on publication.
Find out more about subscribing to the Delayed Prices screen
Historical Price Indices
globalCOAL can also offer a one-off download of all its historical price information for clients interested in market trend analysis. The data covers Newcastle, ARA and Richards Bay price indices as calculated by globaCOAL, and is conveniently delivered in electronic format.
Find out more about downloading historical price information
Other Services
globalCOAL is also pleased to offer a number of free services to the coal industry:- Free coal market news updated daily on the globalCOAL homepage
- Free weekly and monthly index data for globalCOAL's NEWC, ARA and RB indices
- Free coal and energy unit converter
- Free website directory of companies involved in the coal industry
- Free access to globalCOAL's Standard Coal Trading Agreement (SCoTA)
Please note: Access to some free or chargeable services may require your company to become a Licensed User.
