ICE Futures Europe Sets Daily Volume Record; Over 1.3 Million Contracts Traded on February 5; Record Volume for Brent Crude Futures
By Intercontinentalexchange, PRNESunday, February 7, 2010
ATLANTA, February 8 - IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global
regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC)
markets, announced that ICE Futures Europe set an exchange-wide daily volume
record of 1,340,588 contracts on February 5. The new record was established
on the exchange's second consecutive million-plus volume day and surpassed by
7% the previous daily record of 1,249,239 contracts, which was set on
December 9, 2009.
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The exchange also established a new daily volume record for its benchmark
Brent Crude oil futures contract. Volume in the ICE Brent Crude futures
contract reached 713,496 contracts on February 5, surpassing by 23% the
December 9, 2009, record of 581,685 contracts.
About IntercontinentalExchange
IntercontinentalExchange(R) (NYSE: ICE) is a leading operator of
regulated futures exchanges and over-the-counter markets for agricultural,
credit, currency, emissions, energy and equity index contracts. ICE Futures
Europe(R) hosts trade in half of the world's crude and refined oil futures.
ICE Futures U.S.(R) and ICE Futures Canada(R) list agricultural, currencies
and Russell Index markets. ICE(R) 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 55 countries. www.theice.com
Media & Investors: Kelly Loeffler, VP, Investor Relations & Corp. Communications, +1-770-857-4726, kelly.loeffler at theice.com, or Sarah Stashak, Director, Investor & Public Relations, +1-770-857-0340, sarah.stashak at theice.com, both of IntercontinentalExchange
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