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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today reported February 2017 trading volume and related revenue statistics, which can be viewed on the company’s investor relations website at http://ir.theice.com/ir-resources/supplemental-information in the Monthly Statistics Tracking spreadsheet.
ICE’s February average daily volume (ADV) for futures was 5.8 million contracts, a decrease of 5% compared to February 2016. ADV increased 3.5% sequentially from January 2017.
- Commodities ADV increased 2% over the prior February, led by a 9% increase in ADV for natural gas and a 1% increase in ADV for Brent contracts. This was partially offset by agriculture ADV down 7% and WTI ADV down 10% y/y.
- Financials ADV declined 13% y/y primarily due to lower volatility in equity and interest rate markets, with European interest rate ADV down 8% y/y and equity indices down 33% y/y, slightly offset by FX and CDS futures ADV up 21% y/y.
- NYSE cash equities ADV declined 29% y/y on lower U.S. equity market volatility relative to February 2016.
