NZU marketplace trading
Approved users can create NZU listings, create buy requests, and act on what others have posted. All of it lives under Trade in your dashboard menu: Marketplace for lots that are open now, Sell NZUs for offering units of your own, and Buy requests for stating what you want to buy.
Public marketplace discovery
Anyone can view public listings and buy requests. Approved users can act on them by signing in.
Create an NZU auction/listing
Sign in, open your dashboard, and choose Sell NZUs under Trade in the menu on the left, then New listing. You enter the quantity, a starting price per NZU, a closing date, and — if you want them — a reserve and a buy-now price.
Selling NZUs: how to list covers the whole thing step by step, including what happens after you submit and how to track the listing.
Wallet-source listings
If the listing is backed by Carbon Trader® Wallet NZUs, the quantity is reserved from your wallet and the lot is published, or scheduled if you set a future start.
ETS-source listings
If the listing is backed by your own ETS account, it is created but is not visible to buyers until Carbon Trader® confirms the units are secured for the sale. Until then it shows as Awaiting escrow. You do not transfer the units to us to list them.
Create a buy request
- Open Buy requests under Trade.
- Choose New buy request.
- Enter title, quantity, offer per NZU, delivery preference, service tier and end time.
- Submit the buy request.
Buy requests generally require funding before they become fully active.
Place a bid
From a listing, enter your bid amount. The platform converts per-NZU bid pricing into the full lot amount where applicable.
Buy now
If a listing has buy-now enabled, an approved buyer can select buy-now. This creates a settlement and the buyer is directed to payment/funding instructions.
Sell into a buy request
If you have eligible supply, you can sell into an active buy request. Settlement then depends on seller NZU delivery and buyer funding.
Cancel your own posting
You may cancel your own listing or buy request where status and rules allow. Wallet-backed reservations are released when cancellation rules complete.
Marketplace statuses
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Pending NZU escrow | Seller-side NZU authority/escrow is not yet confirmed. |
| Pending NZD escrow | Buyer funding is not yet confirmed. |
| Scheduled | Public listing/request has a future start. |
| Active | Publicly actionable. |
| Awaiting buyer funds | A buyer action happened and payment/funding is required. |
| Awaiting seller NZU | A seller action happened and NZU delivery is required. |
| Settlement in progress | Funding and delivery are moving through settlement. |
| Settled | Complete. |
| Cancelled/expired | Ended without settlement. |