Argus North American Heat Rate Curves
Overview
When participating in the energy commodities markets, you need the most accurate forward prices from a source without distortion or bias. Our clients act with confidence because our forward curves are built from unbiased, industry-specific methodologies with undistorted, fair market values. You can trust Argus' forward curves to provide deep market insights and data to support precision in your risk management and bottom line.
Key features
Daily electricity heat rates curves
More than 70 major electricity hubs as a valued function of CME Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures.
Heat rate curves
Forward price curves for standard On Peak, Off Peak and Round-the-Clock (RTC) forward contracts.
Quotes relative to Nymex
Heat rate curves are quoted relative to Nymex natural gas plus over-the-counter (OTC) locations.
Robust methodology
Independent and transparent market-appropriate methodology.
Delivery options
Receive our forward curve data via data feed, third-party channel partners, our client portal or via email.
Customers that benefit
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Risk managers
Risk managers use our forward curves data for unbiased, third-party curve validation against counterparties and internal valuations.
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Traders
Traders rely on our extensive historical analysis when determining locational and temporal spread relationships and use prior-day curves on a daily basis as a reference when entering the market the following morning.
Product specifications
Our coverage of daily electricity forward curve assessments spans more than 70 locations, including all the major electricity hubs and relevant trading locations in North America.
- ERCOT
- PJM
- NEPOOL
- NYISO
- WSPP
- MISO
- ISO-NE
- FRCC
- SERC
- VACAR
- SPP
- Nymex HR Mid Market
- Nymex HR Bid Offers
- Other NG HR Mid Market
- Other NG HR Bid Offers
- Excel format
- Excel add-in
- FTP – CSV file
- API – CSV file
- Argus Direct client portal
- Argus Date Science Studio
- Third party channel partners
Argus forward curves are a proven, reliable tool for analytical and risk-management processes, including:
- Mark-to-market (MTM) accounting
- Value-at-risk (VaR)
- Potential future exposure (PFE)
- Deal valuation
- Regression analysis
- Scenario analysis
- Valuing option premiums associated with forward crude contracts
Key price assessments
Argus prices are recognised by the market as trusted and reliable indicators of the real market value. Explore some of our most widely used and relevant price assessments.
Argus European SAF
Using real market transactions to accurately reflect the supply and demand dynamics of this low carbon fuel.
Argus WTI diff to CMA
The ideal adjustment factor to calculate the price of WTI at Cushing.
Argus/McCloskey's API 4
The API 4 index is a highly liquid and robust price benchmark for South African coal exports
US coking coal
Argus provides three fob Hampton Roads coking coal price assessments — low-volatile, high-volatile type A (HVA) and high-volatile type B (HVB).
Petroleum coke: Argus fob USGC high sulphur coke index
The Argus fob US Gulf 6.5pc sulphur 40 HGI petroleum coke index is the benchmark price reference for coke originating in the US Gulf and midcontinent and shipping to the seaborne market.
Gasoil diesel 50ppm fob offshore Lome STS cargo
The market’s first and only price assessment of low sulphur gasoil cargo for West Africa.
Diesel & HVO monthly averages
Baltic wood pellet
The fob Baltic wood pellet price assessment is the price reference for wood pellets sold out of Baltic ports in the 90-day spot window. It is also known as Argus fob Riga.
Argus steel scrap cfr Taiwan
The LME Steel Scrap CFR Taiwan (Argus) is a cash settled futures contract based on the reported arithmetic monthly average of Argus’ Ferrous scrap HMS 1/2 (80:20) containerised CFR Taiwan price.
Argus Southeast Asia cfr standard MOP
The Southeast Asia cfr Standard MOP assessment is the region’s leading spot price reference.
Argus SO2
Argus publishes current-vintage daily SO2 assessments and weekly and monthly indexes that are the industry-accepted benchmarks in the North American emissions markets.
Argus Romania VTP
Argus produces benchmark assessments of the value of natural gas contracts trading at the Romania VTP, one of Europe’s key gas production and consumption centres.
Argus non-oxy “E10” cargo gasoline
Links the UK and northwest European gasoline cargo markets.
Argus NYH RBOB barge gasoline
NYH barge, the bellwether of gasoline demand in the US Northeast.
Argus Middle East sulphur fob
The Argus Middle East sulphur fob price assessment is a significant market reference point and Argus publishes the price on a weekly basis.
Argus Middle East fob ammonia
Argus publishes this price on a weekly basis, inclusive of shipments loading from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE and Oman, and also considers netbacks from price movements in key cfr export markets.
Argus European SAF
Using real market transactions to accurately reflect the supply and demand dynamics of this low carbon fuel.
Argus WTI diff to CMA
The ideal adjustment factor to calculate the price of WTI at Cushing.
Argus/McCloskey's API 4
The API 4 index is a highly liquid and robust price benchmark for South African coal exports
US coking coal
Argus provides three fob Hampton Roads coking coal price assessments — low-volatile, high-volatile type A (HVA) and high-volatile type B (HVB).
Petroleum coke: Argus fob USGC high sulphur coke index
The Argus fob US Gulf 6.5pc sulphur 40 HGI petroleum coke index is the benchmark price reference for coke originating in the US Gulf and midcontinent and shipping to the seaborne market.
Gasoil diesel 50ppm fob offshore Lome STS cargo
The market’s first and only price assessment of low sulphur gasoil cargo for West Africa.
Diesel & HVO monthly averages
Baltic wood pellet
The fob Baltic wood pellet price assessment is the price reference for wood pellets sold out of Baltic ports in the 90-day spot window. It is also known as Argus fob Riga.
Argus steel scrap cfr Taiwan
The LME Steel Scrap CFR Taiwan (Argus) is a cash settled futures contract based on the reported arithmetic monthly average of Argus’ Ferrous scrap HMS 1/2 (80:20) containerised CFR Taiwan price.
Argus Southeast Asia cfr standard MOP
The Southeast Asia cfr Standard MOP assessment is the region’s leading spot price reference.
Argus SO2
Argus publishes current-vintage daily SO2 assessments and weekly and monthly indexes that are the industry-accepted benchmarks in the North American emissions markets.
Argus Romania VTP
Argus produces benchmark assessments of the value of natural gas contracts trading at the Romania VTP, one of Europe’s key gas production and consumption centres.
Argus non-oxy “E10” cargo gasoline
Links the UK and northwest European gasoline cargo markets.
Argus NYH RBOB barge gasoline
NYH barge, the bellwether of gasoline demand in the US Northeast.
Argus Middle East sulphur fob
The Argus Middle East sulphur fob price assessment is a significant market reference point and Argus publishes the price on a weekly basis.
Argus Middle East fob ammonia
Argus publishes this price on a weekly basis, inclusive of shipments loading from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE and Oman, and also considers netbacks from price movements in key cfr export markets.
Argus European SAF
Using real market transactions to accurately reflect the supply and demand dynamics of this low carbon fuel.
Argus WTI diff to CMA
The ideal adjustment factor to calculate the price of WTI at Cushing.
Argus/McCloskey's API 4
The API 4 index is a highly liquid and robust price benchmark for South African coal exports
US coking coal
Argus provides three fob Hampton Roads coking coal price assessments — low-volatile, high-volatile type A (HVA) and high-volatile type B (HVB).
Petroleum coke: Argus fob USGC high sulphur coke index
The Argus fob US Gulf 6.5pc sulphur 40 HGI petroleum coke index is the benchmark price reference for coke originating in the US Gulf and midcontinent and shipping to the seaborne market.
Gasoil diesel 50ppm fob offshore Lome STS cargo
The market’s first and only price assessment of low sulphur gasoil cargo for West Africa.
Diesel & HVO monthly averages
Baltic wood pellet
The fob Baltic wood pellet price assessment is the price reference for wood pellets sold out of Baltic ports in the 90-day spot window. It is also known as Argus fob Riga.
Argus steel scrap cfr Taiwan
The LME Steel Scrap CFR Taiwan (Argus) is a cash settled futures contract based on the reported arithmetic monthly average of Argus’ Ferrous scrap HMS 1/2 (80:20) containerised CFR Taiwan price.
Argus Southeast Asia cfr standard MOP
The Southeast Asia cfr Standard MOP assessment is the region’s leading spot price reference.
Argus SO2
Argus publishes current-vintage daily SO2 assessments and weekly and monthly indexes that are the industry-accepted benchmarks in the North American emissions markets.
Argus Romania VTP
Argus produces benchmark assessments of the value of natural gas contracts trading at the Romania VTP, one of Europe’s key gas production and consumption centres.
Argus non-oxy “E10” cargo gasoline
Links the UK and northwest European gasoline cargo markets.
Argus NYH RBOB barge gasoline
NYH barge, the bellwether of gasoline demand in the US Northeast.
Argus Middle East sulphur fob
The Argus Middle East sulphur fob price assessment is a significant market reference point and Argus publishes the price on a weekly basis.
Argus Middle East fob ammonia
Argus publishes this price on a weekly basis, inclusive of shipments loading from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE and Oman, and also considers netbacks from price movements in key cfr export markets.
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