Chris Wilkens

Traditional order books amplify volatility and trading risk, driving a negative feedback loop that undermines the market. Instead, trading through flows dampens risk and drives a virtuous cycle, enabling markets to thrive in spite of volatility and low liquidity.

New data centers are pushing our power grid to its limits. At Forward Market Design, we believe that our grid will be best-served by a price-first interconnection process that unifies large loads and generation.

When we think about meeting our growing demand for energy, the interconnection process is as important as the plants themselves. At Forward Market Design, we believe that system operators can improve interconnection by adopting a price-first approach.