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German translation: Energiehändler

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12:44 Nov 22, 2011

English to German translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Marketing / Market Research / Wirtschaft

English term or phrase: merchant traders

Aus einem Fragebogen zur Energieversorgung von Unternehmen:

What sort of suppliers are your long-term electricity arrangements with?

• Utility companies
• Independent power producers
• Renewable project developers
• Energy service companies
• **Merchant traders**
• Own on-site power generation operated by a contractor
• Don’t know

Hat der Begriff "merchant trader" eine spezielle Bedeutung oder sind damit einfach Händler, also in diesem Fall Energiehändler gemeint?

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German translation:Energiehändler

Explanation:
Ich denke hier ist die Vergabe von Beschaffungsaufträgen an einen Händler gemeint, der an der Energiebörse die zu verschiedenen Tageszeiten unterschiedlichen Energiepreise beobachtet, um den geringstmöglichen Preis zu erzielen