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IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, announced that its regulated futures subsidiary, ICE Futures, established a second consecutive daily exchange-wide volume record on January 9. The new record represents the first time exchange-wide volume has surpassed 800,000 contracts in a single trading day. The record also marks the first time daily volume has exceeded 700,000 contracts.
Exchange-wide volume at ICE Futures reached a record 801,714 contracts on January 9, 2007, surpassing by 15.1% the record 696,700 contracts traded on January 8.
ICE WTI Crude futures also achieved a milestone yesterday, with daily volume exceeding 300,000 contracts for the first time. The new ICE WTI Crude futures record of 307,494 contracts established on January 9 surpassed by 5.3% the previous record of 292,107 contracts set on January 4, 2007.
Also on January 9, the ICE Brent Crude futures contract achieved a second consecutive daily volume record, with 337,042 contracts changing hands, 6.2% higher than the January 8 record of 317,307 contracts. The January 8 record day had marked the first time ICE Brent Crude futures exceeded 300,000 contracts in a single day.
ICE Gas Oil futures established a new open interest record on January 8 of 329,284 contracts.
About IntercontinentalExchange
IntercontinentalExchange® (NYSE: ICE) operates the leading global, electronic marketplace for trading
both futures and OTC energy contracts. ICE offers a range of contracts based on crude oil and refined
products, natural gas, power and emissions. ICE conducts its futures markets through its regulated
London-based subsidiary, ICE Futures, Europe’s leading energy exchange. ICE Futures offers liquid
markets in the world’s leading oil benchmarks: Brent Crude futures and West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
Crude futures, as well as the leading heating oil futures contract by traded volume. ICE introduced the
concept of cleared OTC energy contracts and today offers the most liquid and transparent electronic OTC
market in North America. ICE also offers a range of risk management and trading support services,
including customized energy market data offerings through its ICE Data business unit and electronic trade
confirmations. ICE was added to the Russell 1000® Index on June 30, 2006. Headquartered in Atlanta,
ICE also has offices in Calgary, Chicago, Houston, London, New York and Singapore, with regional
telecommunications hubs in Chicago, New York, London and Singapore. For more information, please
visit www.theice.com.
