ICE Futures Europe Sets Daily Volume and WTI Crude Futures Records
LONDON, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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 1,399,536 contracts on April 13. The new record was established on the exchange's fifth consecutive million-plus volume day and surpassed by 4% the previous daily record of 1,340,588 contracts, which was set on February 5, 2010.
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The exchange also established a new daily volume record for its benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Light Sweet Crude futures contract. Volume in the ICE WTI Crude contract reached 464,381 contracts on April 13, surpassing by 13% the December 9, 2009, record of 409,727 contracts.
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 55 countries. www.theice.com
SOURCE IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.
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