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 1,429,283 contracts on 12 January. The new record was established on the exchange's seventh consecutive million-plus volume day and surpassed by 2% the previous daily record of 1,399,536 contracts, which was established on 13 April 2010.
The exchange also established a new daily volume record for its benchmark Brent Crude futures contract. Volume in the Brent Crude contract reached 726,578 contracts on 12 January. The previous Brent Crude daily volume record of 713,496 contracts was established on 5 February 2010.