ICE Futures Europe Announces Daily Volume Record for ECX EUA Futures
By Intercontinentalexchange, PRNETuesday, March 15, 2011
LONDON, March 16, 2011 - IntercontinentalExchange, a leading operator of global regulated futures
exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced a
new daily volume record for ICE ECX European Union Allowance (EUA) futures.
On 15 March, 51,638 contracts traded on ICE Futures Europe, surpassing by
more than 17% the previous record of 43,885 contracts traded on 16 December
2010.
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ICE Futures Europe is the most liquid marketplace for trading carbon
emission derivatives. The ICE ECX EUA futures contract is the benchmark for
emissions pricing in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The ICE ECX EUA
futures contract trades alongside other emissions products, including EUA
options, and futures and options on Certified Emissions Reductions (CER) and
Emission Reduction Unit (ERU) contracts issued under the Kyoto Protocol.
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futures exchanges and over-the-counter markets for agricultural, credit,
currency, emissions, energy and equity index contracts. ICE Futures Europe
hosts trade in half of the world's crude and refined oil futures. ICE Futures
U.S. and ICE Futures Canada list agricultural, currencies and Russell Index
markets. ICE is also a leading operator of central clearing services for the
futures and over-the-counter markets, with five regulated clearing houses
across North America and Europe. ICE serves customers in more than 70
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ended December 31, 2010, as filed with the SEC on February 9, 2011.
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