Benchmark documentation
Contribute to DCA benchmarks
If you are active in the physical market, the transactions, bids, offers and other market information you see can be relevant to a DCA benchmark.
How contributions work
Share what you see in the market. We do the assessment
A reliable benchmark depends on good information from the physical market. That is why DCA speaks with producers, processors, traders, buyers and other professional market participants.
When you contribute information, our PRA team checks whether it is relevant to the benchmark and considers it alongside the other available market information.
Your contribution does not automatically become the published price. The final assessment is made by DCA in accordance with the methodology and specification of the benchmark.
- Share
- Relevant information from professional participants
- Validate
- Checks for credibility, consistency and relevance
- Assess
- Application of the methodology and specifications
- Publish
- Publish the benchmark for the relevant pricing period
Talk to the people behind the benchmarks
Not sure whether your information is relevant? Ask us.
Tell us which market you are active in and what type of information you can provide. Our PRA team can explain which benchmark may be relevant, what information we are looking for and how contributions are handled.
You can also speak with us about benchmark specifications, methodology or the assessment process itself.
Talk to the PRA team
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Practical information
A direct conversation is the best starting point.
DCA can first establish which benchmark and contribution route are relevant to your market activity.
How do I start contributing?
Contact the PRA team and tell us which market you are active in and what type of information you can provide. We can then identify the relevant benchmark and contribution route.
How is contributed information assessed?
The PRA team checks information for credibility, consistency and relevance and considers it alongside other available market information under the applicable methodology and specification.
Does every contribution determine the price?
No. A contribution is one source of market information. The final benchmark assessment is made by DCA in accordance with the methodology and specification for the benchmark.
Where can I review the applicable rules?
You can review the DCA methodology and the published specification for the relevant benchmark.