ICE Announces Launch of Dutch TTF Natural Gas Futures Contract

LONDON, February 12 - IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global
regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC)
markets, today announced that on 15 March 2010, ICE Futures Europe will
launch a new natural gas futures contract based on the Title Transfer
Facility (TTF) in the Netherlands. The Dutch TTF Natural Gas futures contract
will trade alongside ICE's U.K. NBP Natural Gas futures contract, bringing
together two of the most liquid European gas hubs on a single, globally
distributed platform for the first time. The ICE NBP Natural Gas futures
contract is the leading benchmark for U.K. natural gas, with record volume in
excess of 2.7 million contracts in 2009.

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David Peniket, President and COO of ICE Futures Europe, said: "TTF in the
Netherlands has emerged as a leading continental natural gas hub over the
past two years. As the leading energy derivatives exchange in Europe, ICE
aims to bring new liquidity to this important marketplace by providing buyers
and sellers of natural gas more effective and efficient tools to manage their
price risk."

The ICE TTF Natural Gas futures contract will consist of a series of
twelve consecutive months, six quarters, eight seasons and four years settled
by way of physical delivery through the transfer of rights at TTF, and priced
in Euros and Euro cents per Megawatt hour. Margin offsets will be available
against ICE NBP Natural Gas futures.

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