Mini Russell 1000 Sets Daily Volume And Open Interest Records On ICE Futures U.S.

ICE Futures U.S.((R)), a leading regulated U.S. futures exchange for global agricultural, equity index and currency markets, reported record volume and open interest (OI) in its mini Russell 1000((R)) futures contract of 67,989 contracts and 79,508 contracts, respectively, on September 11. The previous volume record of 26,254 contracts was established on March 9, 2009. The previous OI record of 49,127 was established on December 16, 2008.

The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The Russell 1000 Index is comprised of the largest thousand publicly traded companies and represents more than 90% of the U.S. stock market capitalization.