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Market Makers and Liquidity Premium in Electricity Futures Markets

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  • Juan Ignacio Peña
  • Rosa Rodriguez

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This paper studies the forward premium as a liquidity premium in electricity futures markets as determined by producers and retailers’ demand for immediacy.

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  • Juan Ignacio Peña & Rosa Rodriguez, 2022. "Market Makers and Liquidity Premium in Electricity Futures Markets," The Energy Journal, , vol. 43(2), pages 91-110, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:enejou:v:43:y:2022:i:2:p:91-110
    DOI: 10.5547/01956574.43.2.jpen
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