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ICE Announces Labor Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 20/08/2008

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced the 2008 Labor Day holiday trading schedule for its futures exchanges: ICE Futures U.S.(TM), ICE Futures Europe(TM) and ICE Futures Canada(TM).


    ICE Futures U.S.

    AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS*
    DATE                   OPEN OUTCRY**              ELECTRONIC TRADE
    Friday, August 29      Regular Hours              Regular Hours
    Monday, September 1    Closed                     Closed

    FINANCIAL PRODUCTS (Currency Pairs - ICE U.S. Dollar Index(R))
    DATE                   OPEN OUTCRY**              ELECTRONIC TRADE
    Friday, August 29      Early close - 1:00pm ET    Early Close - 4:15pm ET
    Monday, September 1    Closed                     Early Close - 1:00pm ET

    STOCK INDEX PRODUCTS (NYSE Composite Index(R) - Russell Indexes)
    DATE                   OPEN OUTCRY**              ELECTRONIC TRADE
    Friday, August 29      Regular Hours              Early Close - 4:15pm ET
    Monday, September 1    Closed                     Early Close - 11:30am ET

    *Including RJ/CRB and CCI contracts
    **For those options contracts which continue to trade on the floor


    ICE Futures Europe

    DATE                   ELECTRONIC TRADE
    Friday, August 29      Regular Hours
    Monday, September 1    Oil Markets for ICE Brent, ICE WTI, ICE Middle East
                           Sour Crude, ICE Heating Oil, and ICE RBOB close at
                           1:30pm ET with early settlement; ICE Gasoil closes
                           early at 1:30pm ET; Regular Hours for emissions and
                           utility products.


    ICE Futures Canada

    DATE                   ELECTRONIC TRADE
    Friday, August 29      Regular Hours
    Monday, September 1    Closed


ICE OTC hours remain unchanged, with HelpDesk support ending at 2:00pm ET on September 1, and resuming at 7:30pm ET the same day.