ICE Futures Europe Achieves Record Volume - ICE Brent Crude Futures Volume Surpasses 400,000 Mark

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced that its ICE Futures Europe(TM) subsidiary yesterday set a new exchange-wide daily volume record and for the first time surpassed the 400,000 mark in ICE Brent Crude futures contract daily volume. On Wednesday, January 9, ICE Brent Crude futures volume reached 409,288, surpassing by 6% the previous record of 387,422 contracts established on May 15, 2007.

Total ICE Futures Europe volume yesterday established a new all-time volume record of 885,498 contracts, exceeding the previous record of 875,375 contracts on November 29, 2007.