IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, today reported a series of new volume and open interest records established on Friday, December 9, 2005 in its futures segment, ICE Futures. Exchange-wide volume at ICE Futures year-to-date through December 9 reached 40,000,016 contracts, marking the first time that exchange volume has exceeded 40 million contracts in a single year.
Total open interest on December 9 reached a record 702,182 contracts. At November 30, 2005, total open interest at ICE Futures stood at 664,815 contracts.
Also on Friday, IPE Gas Oil futures volume reached a daily record of 92,982 contracts, exceeding the previous daily record of 87,042 contracts set on June 9, 2005. Open interest in the benchmark IPE Brent Crude futures contract stood at a record 412,197 contracts on December 9, compared to the previous record of 402,895 established on December 1, 2005.
ICE Futures completed the transition to exclusively electronic trading on April 8, 2005, which has led to expanded distribution of ICE’s electronic markets to new market participants and increased activity by existing market participants.
Additional historical futures volume and OTC commission data can be found at: Records and Volumes
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ICE Reports Volume And Open Interest Records At ICE Futures
Date 12/12/2005
About IntercontinentalExchange
IntercontinentalExchange® (NYSE: ICE) operates the leading electronic global futures and OTC marketplace for trading energy commodity contracts, including crude oil and refined products, natural gas, power and emissions. ICE conducts its markets for futures trading through its regulated subsidiary, ICE Futures, Europe's leading energy futures and options exchange. ICE also offers a range of risk management and trading support services, including cleared OTC contracts, electronic trade confirmations and energy market data. ICE is based in Atlanta, Georgia with offices in Calgary, Chicago, Houston, London, New York and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.theice.com.
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