Seller

If you are a net seller of natural gas and/or power you may realize the following benefits when transacting with NOCC:

Access to credit protected transactions NOCC enters with a variety of buyers across the U.S.
Low transaction costs vis-à-vis credit sleeves
Reduced cost of risk capital / reserves held to offset unsecured credit risk
Your receivables offer risk capital to use to secure other (buy) transactions with NOCC (e.g., power sales offset natural gas purchase requirements)
More flexible forms of collateral (approved letters of credit vis-à-vis cash)

Buyer

If you are a net buyer of natural gas and/or power you may realize the following benefits when transacting with NOCC:

Access to NOCC's transactions with various gas suppliers and merchant generators
More flexible forms of collateral (approved letters of credit vis-à-vis cash)
Assured delivery at the agreed delivery price
Reduced average collateral during the delivery period
Reduced collateral requirements on a consolidated (net) position across all locations, tenors and as between natural gas and power

If you are a trader (net flat) of natural gas and/or power you may realize the following benefits when transacting with NOCC:

Access to credit protected transactions NOCC enters with a variety of buyers and sellers across the U.S.
Reduced collateral requirements on a consolidated (net) position across all locations, tenors and as between natural gas and power
Low transaction costs vis-à-vis credit sleeves
Reduced cost of risk capital / reserves held to offset unsecured credit risk
More flexible forms of collateral (approved letters of credit vis-à-vis cash)
Your receivables offer collateral value to secure other (buy) transactions with NOCC (e.g., power sales offset natural gas purchases or vice versa)