ICE Futures Europe Sets Daily Volume Record - Over 1.3 Million Contracts Traded On February 5 - Record Volume For Brent Crude Futures

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.

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.