Cetip and IntercontinentalExchange Launch Fixed Income Trading Platform

ATLANTA, Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, and Cetip S.A. – Latin America's largest private fixed income depository – today announced the launch of a Brazilian fixed income trading platform. The platform, Cetip | Trader, brings together electronic trading, voice confirmation, straight through processing and real-time and historical data in a single tool that will provide transparency, price formation, and workflow automation to Brazil's fixed income markets.

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ICE is providing the technology for the platform, which provides users with five key functionalities:

• Electronic buy and sell orders that settle bilaterally
• Confirmation of voice trades through Cetip | Voice
• Request for Quote (RFQ), which allows secure pricing requests to multiple dealers
• Limit Order Volume Clearing (LOVC), a unique feature to provide price formation during an auction process
• Volume Clearing (VC), which helps participants increase trade volume after a level is defined by the market

In addition to advanced screen trading execution, the platform enables straight through processing, allocations processing, and depository registration via a version of ICE Link enhanced to support the Brazilian bond market.

"ICE was the natural choice to develop this tool with us because of its technology expertise and ability to adapt this platform to the Brazilian market," said Carlos Ratto, Cetip's Commercial, Products, Marketing and Communications Officer.

About IntercontinentalExchange

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE) is a leading operator of regulated futures exchanges and over-the-counter markets for agricultural, credit, currency, emissions, energy and equity index contracts. ICE Futures Europe hosts trade in half of the world's crude and refined oil futures. ICE Futures U.S. and ICE Futures Canada list agricultural, currencies and Russell Index markets. ICE is also a leading operator of central clearing services for the futures and over-the-counter markets, with five regulated clearing houses across North America and Europe. ICE serves customers in more than 70 countries. www.theice.com 

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