ICE Futures Europe Sets Daily Volume And WTI Crude Futures Records

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced that ICE Futures Europe set an exchange-wide daily volume record of 1,492,384 contracts on 28 January. The new record surpassed by 4.4% the previous daily record of 1,429,283 contracts, which was established on 12 January 2011.

The exchange also established a new daily volume record for its West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude futures contract. Volume in the WTI Crude contract reached 496,165 contracts on 28 January. The previous WTI Crude daily volume record of 464,381 contracts was established on 13 April 2010.