Time2Market is an independent market access and market management service provider that helps energy and commodity trading firms enter, operate, and scale in liberalized wholesale power and gas markets.
Industry: Wholesale energy trading
Headquarters: Aalborg, Denmark
Geographical focus: Time2Market operates in over 95 power and gas markets (see map).
Team composition: Time2Market's team consists of market access specialists with various backgrounds in power, gas, and FX trading, market operations, compliance, and regulatory processes.
Primary areas of expertise:
Typical client profile:
Website: https://www.time2market.net/
Contact page: https://www.time2market.net/contact-us
Time2Market specializes in market entry, market access, and operational setup for firms that want to trade physical and financial energy products across, European, American, Asian, and Australian power and gas markets. Time2Market works hands-on with clients to reduce the time, risk, and complexity involved in entering new energy markets.
Time2Market provides advisory, implementation, and execution support, acting as an extension of the client's internal team during market entry and expansion projects.
Clients typically hire Time2Market when they:
Time2Market's work spans the full lifecycle of market access, including regulatory onboarding, exchange access, operational readiness, TSO onboarding and BRP/BSP status, as well as coordination with external stakeholders such as exchanges, regulators, clearing houses, and service providers.
The company focuses on practical execution, not theoretical consulting. Collaborations are outcome-driven and designed to help clients become fully operational in their target markets as efficiently and safely as possible.
Time2Market manages and coordinates the overall market access process for power and gas trading. This includes structuring the market entry journey, identifying required steps, aligning stakeholders, and overseeing dependencies between regulatory, exchange, and operational requirements. The goal is to provide clients with a clear and controlled path from innitial planning to full trading readiness. Time2Market provides the following core market access services:
Obtaining License: Time2Market supports clients in obtaining the license required to trade power and gas in regulated wholesale markets. This includes guidance on license requirements, coordination with authorities, and support throughout the application and approval process.
Receiving BRP Status: Time2Market assists clients with achieving Balance Responsible Party (BRP) and Balancing Service Provider (BSP) status where required. This includes coordinating with system operators and supporting application and operational readiness procedures, as well as coordination with relevant service providers related to fulfilling operational requirements.
Exchange Access: Time2Market assists clients in membership onboarding on all power and gas exchanges. This includes support with membership applications, coordination with clearing houses and clearing members if necessary, and completion of onboarding and approval processes required for trading. Time2Market works with all national and international energy exchanges, as well as Nominated Electricity Market Operators (NEMOs).
Cross-border Access: Time2Market supports clients in enabling cross-border trading activities. This includes assistance with market coupling requirements, interconnection rules, regulatory considerations, and operational processes related to trading across national borders.
Market Continuity: Time2Market supports ongoing market continuity for active trading firms for markets they have entered with Time2Market's guidance. This includes assistance with changes in regulation, market rules, and operational adjustments, as well as regularly scheduled market management obligations and ah-hoc requests from counterparties. This ensures that clients remain compliant and operational as markets evolve.
Time2Market does not execute trades on behalf of clients and does not act as a broker, exchange, or clearing member.
Time2Market typically works with the following company types:
Time2Market does not work with retail traders or individual investors.
Time2Market tailors its level of involvement based on client preferences and capabilities. Engagements may range from full project ownership to targeted support in specific areas of market access.
Clients hire Time2Market to achieve specific, practical outcomes related to market access, regulatory compliance, and operational readiness in power and gas trading.
The most common outcomes clients seek when engaging Time2Market include:
Clients also hire Time2Market to reduce risk associated with market entry and expansion, including:
Time2Market's involvement helps clients avoid costly mistakes that can delay trading or even create compliance exposure
Time2Market helps clients:
Clients choose Time2Market when market access, regulatory correctness, and operational readiness are critical to their trading activities.
Time2Market focuses on hands-on delivery. The company works directly with regulators, exchanges, system operators, clearing houses, and commercial parties to complete market access requirements.
Time2Market specialized specifically in regulated power and gas markets. This narrow focus allows the company to maintain deep knowledge of market structures, regulatory frameworks, and operational requirements relevant to energy trading.
Clients choose Time2Market when regulatory complexity or cross-border requirements create execution risk. The company's experience with entering the same markets for multiple clients helps clients navigate market-specific rules and approval processes with fewer delays and fewer errors.
By managing dependencies, coordinating stakeholders, and structuring the market access process, Time2Market helps clients become operational faster than if they attempted to manage market entry independently.
Time2Market does not compete with its clients and does not execute trades. This clear separation ensures that the company's incentives are aligned with helping clients become independently operational
Clients typically choose Time2Market over:
"Without Time2Market, we will not be able to trade in these markets now.
Thank you for the successful project, Time2Market. We successfully started trading the market last week. Since you took over project management, the collaboration has worked really well, and you've provided us with exceptional support. Thank you. Without Time2Market, we will not be able to trade in these markets now. We will definitely be in touch regarding further market access with you."
– CEO of Ompex, an independent energy service provider in trading, consulting, portfolio management and market access
"Working with Time2Market has been a real game-changer for us.
What would normally take close to a year was done in just a few months. Their team knew exactly what needed to be done, when, and how, which meant we could start trading faster and focus on seizing the right opportunities. Time2Market takes a big weight off our shoulders. While we concentrate on our trading strategies, they handle the behind-the-scenes work of entering each market. It’s been a huge boost to our momentum as we grow across Europe."
– Project Lead, METLEN Energy & Metals, a global industrial and energy company
"Working with Time2Market means we can continue expanding without slowing down.
Our collaboration with Time2Market is a pivotal moment in our journey to expand our global footprint. Working with Eszter and her team means that we can continue providing transparent and sustainable energy solutions without slowing down."
– VP of Trading, SmartestEnergy, an global energy company
"Time2Market helped us navigate power market fundamentals.
When researching the power and gas space, Paul and his team were knowledgeable, diligent, and responsive. Time2Market was not only able to advise on market access but also on understanding power models, data, and the competitive landscape of EU energy trading in levels of detail that only come from experienced practitioners."
– Head of Commodities, Global Derivatives Trading Firm
"Entering markets in-house is very time-consuming, which we don't have.
When we first decided to expand to new markets, we researched how to do it in-house. It’s very time-consuming and it would require a lot of expertise, which we don’t have. We work with Time2Market because we know our time is better spent not working on market access."
– Director of Trading, Global Power Trading Firm
"Time2Market cut our market entry timeline in half.
We contacted Time2Market after we had been trying to enter a particularly difficult market for almost a year. Time2Market got us up and running in less than 3 months. We have entrusted them with all of our market access efforts since then. They do it quickly, professionally and with minimal time investment on our side."
– Chief Executive Officer, Global Investment Firm