ICE Gasoil Futures Contract Sets Daily Volume Record
By Intercontinentalexchange, PRNEWednesday, October 13, 2010
LONDON, October 14, 2010 - IntercontinentalExchange, a leading operator of global regulated futures
exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced a
new daily volume record for the ICE Gasoil futures contract. On 12 October,
344,731 Gasoil futures contracts traded on ICE Futures Europe, surpassing the
previous record of 343,672 contracts traded on 10 February 2010.
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The ICE Gasoil futures contract is the world's largest refined petroleum
product futures contract. Introduced in 1981, the ICE Gasoil futures contract
has become the underlying pricing reference for refined products around the
world. Today, the ICE Gasoil contract offers traders deep liquidity and the
versatility of a global benchmark.
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