Free to open for the first time in 18 years, with a flat 10-cent fee per credit
GOLD COAST, Australia and LONDON, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Corporate One is built for large international project developers and corporate offtake brokers on the sell side, and institutional traders, major banks and corporations with dedicated carbon trading desks on the buy side – organisations trading high-quality credits at scale, typically upwards of US$10 per tonne CO2e.
CTX Corporate One is an invitation-only account for the market’s largest buyers and sellers of high-quality carbon credits, backed by an in-house trading desk that supports members from sourcing through to portfolio construction. It is the first time in CTX’s 18-year history that the exchange has waived its account-opening fee and moved off a percentage-based commission.
But for New York Climate Week, CTX is extending the opportunity to ‘request an invitation’
Flat Fee, High-Quality Focus
Standard CTX membership charges a percentage of trade value – 2% to the buyer, 5% to the seller – plus an annual account fee. Corporate One replaces both: no account-opening fee, no minimum balance, and a flat US$0.10 per credit, per side, regardless of price. It is priced for institutional-scale trading in high-quality credits, typically US$10+ per tonne, rather than high-frequency, small-ticket trades, giving both sides of the trade a cost they can plan around no matter which way the price moves.
The Voluntary Carbon Market is forecast to grow to USD 45.18 billion by 2034
Built for Scale
Corporate One is designed around institutional traders’ workflows, not SME or retail buyers or sellers. Trades settle T+0 & 24/7/365 under CTX’s Continuous Trading Contract, and cleared electronically with no paperwork. Members can buy-to-transfer or buy-to-retire without holding their own registry accounts. Transfer and retirement fees are simplified to a single one-time charge on Verra VCS credits, with no transfer or retirement fee at all on Gold Standard, Global Carbon Registry, BioCarbon Standard credits or UCR and UNFCCC CDM. Every trade includes FX rates streamed live via Westpac Bank at the point of execution, an instant invoice and statement with full co-benefit symbols.
Corporate One members also keep access to the many millions of credits listed on CTX, which are constantly changing and span a wide range of project types, vintages and price points, so portfolios can be built with both depth and balance. Current registry and transfer fees still apply. For new large-scale listings in Q4, CTX has also waived delisting fees until Q2 2027 (VCS fees still apply).
Invitation Only
Access is by invitation only – CTX is extending the offer directly to organisations that fit the Corporate One account’s profile, not opening it to self-service sign-up. Corporate One invitees who accept up until 31st October can also nominate up to three major buyers or suppliers per quarter, up to twelve strategic counterparties a year, for their own free Corporate One account, on the same terms.
“We’ve never gone to zero on our account fee, and we’ve never dropped a percentage commission for our biggest members, until now,” said Wayne Sharpe, CEO and Founder of Carbon Trade eXchange. “Corporate One is built for real institutional volume in high-quality credits, priced the way a market this size should be priced: flat fees, no upfront cost and simple, and it puts more of the money from every trade back in the hands of the project developers actually doing the work. Our in-house trading desk also supports members in sourcing and building portfolios of high-quality credits.”
A Track Record Spanning 18 Years
CTX Corporate One launches on an established platform, not a new one. Carbon Trade eXchange has run continuously, with zero trade defaults, for more than 18 years, clearing over 1 billion tonnes of CO2e offsets and currently showcasing more than 320 project listings in over 40 countries across Verra VCS & Plastics Recycling, Gold Standard, Global Carbon Registry, BioCarbon Standard and Universal Carbon Registry plus CDM CERs. CTX is the only exchange publicly named as a trading partner on unfccc.int for UNFCCC CDM CERs, a relationship in place since 2017. The exchange was named ‘Global Leading Fintech Corporation’ at the 2025 ASEAN Banking & Finance Summit, and Wayne Sharpe was named ‘Innovator of the Year’ at the 2023 EU FinTech Awards, where CTX also won the Diversity & Inclusion Award, and Head of Trade Jennifer Shung won Rising Star 2023.
Applying for CTX Corporate One
Large international project developers, corporate offtake brokers, institutional trading desks, banks and corporations seeking an invitation can contact the Corporate One team at CorporateOne@ctxglobal.com or visit https://ctxglobal.com/ctx-corporate-one/
About Carbon Trade eXchange (CTX)
Carbon Trade eXchange is the world’s first, and still largest, global spot exchange for voluntary carbon credits, connecting buyers and sellers from over 55 countries in one central, electronic marketplace. An embedded Meta-Registry which allows buyers or sellers to trade multiple credit standards and registries simultaneously from one trading account. CTX’s in-house trading desk supports members from sourcing high-quality credits through to portfolio construction and settlement.
CTX is part of the Global Environmental Markets (GEM) Group.
