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Intercontinental Exchange Reports ICE And NYSE Volume For May 2015 - Energy Daily Volume Up 16% And Ags Up 14% Over Prior May

Date 03/06/2015

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today reported May exchange traded volume.

ICE’s May 2015 futures and options average daily volume (ADV) declined 8% compared to May 2014.

  • Commodity ADV increased 16% led by Brent, Gasoil, Other Oil, Nat Gas and Sugar up 19%, 12%, 28%, 15% and 24% respectively, from the prior May.
  • Financials ADV declined 25% from the previous May primarily due to continued low volatility in Continental European short-term interest rates and single stock equities.

ADV for NYSE’s U.S. cash equities increased 14%, while U.S. equity options ADV declined 26% over the prior May. NYSE’s U.S. cash equities market share was 23.9% and NYSE’s U.S. options market share was 18.0%.

 

ICE Futures & Options ADV (contracts in 000s)

      ADV May       ADV May       Change       ADV QTD       ADV QTD       Change
      2015       2014       y/y       May ‘15       May ‘14       y/y
COMMODITIES                                              
Energy                                              
Brent     708       594       19%       728       605       20%
Gasoil     239       214       12%       221       206       7%
Other Oil (1)     316       248       28%       328       248       32%
TOTAL OIL     1,262       1,055       20%       1,277       1,059       21%
Natural Gas (2)     821       714       15%       757       709       7%
Power (3)     126       131       -4%       121       129       -7%
Emissions & Other (4)     28       32       -12%       28       36       -22%
TOTAL ENERGY     2,238       1,932       16%       2,183       1,934       13%
Agricultural                                              
Sugar (5)     143       115       24%       179       139       29%
Other Ags & Metals (6)     166       156       7%       183       173       6%
TOTAL AGRICULTURAL & METALS     309       270       14%       362       312       16%
TOTAL COMMODITIES     2,547       2,203       16%       2,545       2,246       13%
                                               
FINANCIALS                                              
Interest Rates                                              
Short-term Interest Rates (7)     1,127       1,730       -35%       1,049       1,586       -34%
Medium & Long-term Interest Rates (8)     249       194       28%       200       164       22%
TOTAL INTEREST RATES     1,377       1,924       -28%       1,249       1,750       -29%
                                               
Equity Indices (9)     293       329       -11%       287       332       -14%
Single Stock Equities (10)     716       968       -26%       672       969       -31%
TOTAL EQUITY DERIVATIVES     1,009       1,297       -22%       958       1,302       -26%
                                               
TOTAL FX & CREDIT (11)     56       20       181%       57       19       207%
TOTAL FINANCIALS     2,441       3,241       -25%       2,265       3,070       -26%
TOTAL FUTURES & OPTIONS     4,988       5,444       -8%       4,810       5,316       -10%
Note:Figures may not foot due to rounding.
(1)   “Other Oil” includes futurized oil, WTI, Heating Oil, RBOB Gasoline and Middle East Sour Crude, excludes Daily Brent Bullets.
(2)   “Natural Gas” includes North American, UK and European Natural Gas.
(3)   “Power” includes North American, UK and European Power.
(4)   “Emissions & Other” includes emissions, freight, coal, iron ore and uranium.
(5)   “Sugar” includes Sugar No. 11, Sugar No. 16 and White Sugar.
(6)   “Other Ags & Metals” includes Cocoa ($), Cocoa (£),Coffee “C”, Robusta Coffee, Cotton No. 2, Orange Juice, Corn, Feed Wheat, Soybeans, Barley, Canola, Mini Gold and Mini Silver contracts.
(7)   “Short-term Interest Rates” includes Euribor, Sterling, Swiss, Eonia, Eurodollar, Short Gilt, European Government Bonds and DTCC GCF Repo Index® contracts.
(8)   “Medium & Long-Term Rates” includes Gilt, Swapnotes, Japanese Government Bonds, European Government Bonds, Treasuries and U.S. Government Bonds and Ultrabond contracts.
(9)   “Equity Indices” includes FTSE 100®, FTSE 100 Dividend®, price return and net total return versions of MSCI EAFE®, MSCI Emerging Markets®, MSCI Europe®, and MSCI World®, Russell 2000®, Russell 1000®.
(10)   “Single Stock Equities” includes equities domiciled in 25 countries that trade in the UK.
(11)   “TOTAL FX & CREDIT” includes futures and options for the U.S. Dollar Index, foreign exchange and ERIS CDS credit futures.
 

ICE Futures & Options Rolling Three-Month Average Rate per Contract (RPC)

      Three Months     Three Months     Three Months
Futures & Options     Ending     Ending     Ending
Products     May 2015     April 2015     Mar 2015
Energy     $1.35     $1.35     $1.34
Agricultural & Metals     $2.34     $2.37     $2.34
Total Commodities     $1.49     $1.49     $1.45
Interest Rates     $0.57     $0.57     $0.58
Total Financials     $0.53     $0.57     $0.62

RPC is calculated by dividing transaction revenues by contract volume, and may vary based on pricing, customer and product mix. RPC is subject to revision based on final numbers.

 

ICE Futures & Options Open Interest (contracts in 000s)

     

May 29, 2015

   

Dec 31, 2014

Energy     38,791     38,436
Agricultural & Metals     3,663     3,308
Total Commodities     42,454     41,744
Interest Rates     15,940     13,042
Total Financials     30,093     26,332
 

U.S. Equity Options (contracts in 000s)

      ADV May     ADV May     Change     ADV QTD     ADV QTD     Change
      2015     2014     y/y     May ‘15     May ‘14     y/y
NYSE Equity Options(1)     2,478     3,333     -26%     2,556     3,535     -28%
Total U.S. Options Volume     13,770     13,527     2%     14,043     14,479     -3%
NYSE Share of Group Total     18.0%     24.6%     -6.6pts     18.2%     24.4%     -6.2pts
(1)   “NYSE Equity Options” includes NYSE Amex Options and NYSE Arca Options trading in U.S. equity options contracts.
 

NYSE U.S. Equity Options Rolling Three-Month Average Rate per Contract (RPC)

      Three Months     Three Months     Three Months
      Ending     Ending     Ending
      May 2015     April 2015     Mar 2015
NYSE US Equity Options     $0.18     $0.18     $0.18
 

NYSE U.S. Cash Products (shares in millions)

      ADV May     ADV May     Change     ADV QTD     ADV QTD     Change
      2015     2014     y/y     May ‘15     May ‘14     y/y
NYSE Listed (Tape A) Issues                                    
Handled Volume (1)     1,061     952     12%     1,082     1,010     7%
Matched Volume(2)     1,045     929     13%     1,065     986     8%
Total NYSE Listed Consolidated Volume     3,288     3,057     8%     3,370     3,248     4%
Share of Total Matched Consolidated Volume     31.8%     30.4%     1.4pts     31.6%     30.4%     1.2pts
                                     
NYSE Arca, MKT and Regional (Tape B) Listed Issues                                    
Handled Volume (1)     251     194     29%     260     220     18%
Matched Volume(2)     238     183     30%     247     207     19%
Total NYSE Arca and MKT Listed Consolidated Volume     1,129     853     32%     1,171     963     22%
Share of Total Matched Consolidated Volume     21.1%     21.4%     -0.3pts     21.1%     21.5%     -0.4pts
                                     
Nasdaq Listed (Tape C) Issues                                    
Handled Volume (1)     215     190     13%     211     206     2%
Matched Volume(2)     203     176     15%     199     191     4%
Total Nasdaq Listed Consolidated Volume     1,805     1,875     -4%     1,796     1,997     -10%
Share of Total Matched Consolidated Volume     11.2%     9.4%     1.9pts     11.1%     9.6%     1.5pts
                                     
TOTAL U.S. Cash Market Share Matched     23.9%     22.3%     1.6pts     23.8%     22.3%     1.5pts
TOTAL ADV U.S. Cash Shares Handled     1,527     1,336     14%     1,552     1,436     8%
(1)   “Handled Volume” represents the total number of shares of equity securities, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and crossing session activity internally matched on NYSE Group’s exchanges or routed to and executed on an external market center.
(2)   “Matched Volume” represents the total number of shares of equity securities, ETFs and crossing session activity executed on NYSE Group’s exchanges.
 

NYSE U.S. Cash Rolling Three-Month Revenue Capture

(per 100 shares)

        Three Months       Three Months       Three Months
        Ending       Ending       Ending
        May 2015       April 2015       Mar 2015
U.S. Cash Products       $0.050       $0.049       $0.049
                         

Trading days in May 2015:

  • Interest Rates, Single Stock Equity Derivatives: 21
  • Commodities, Other Financials: 20
  • US Cash Equities, US Equity Options: 20