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Energy traders are people or teams that buy and sell electricity products on behalf of organizations participating in Ontario's electricity market.
They can work for:
Their decisions affect both company financial outcomes and market efficiency.
⚡ Energy traders turn market information into market actions.
They use demand, weather, and price data to decide when to buy, sell, or hedge electricity positions.
Energy Trader
A market participant role responsible for analyzing electricity market conditions and executing buy/sell transactions to manage risk or generate returns.
Energy traders often handle activities such as:
Traders rely on a mix of data and judgment. Common inputs include:
A trader at a storage company sees forecasted high prices in the evening peak period.
This also helps the system by shifting energy toward higher-need periods.
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Electricity Settlements
This topic explains how market transactions are turned into financial charges and payments.
Last Updated: 2026-03-27