ICE Futures Europe Sets Daily Volume Record; Over 1.3 Million Contracts Traded on February 5; Record Volume for Brent Crude Futures

ATLANTA, Feb. 8 /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 1,340,588 contracts on February 5. The new record was established on the exchange's second consecutive million-plus volume day and surpassed by 7% the previous daily record of 1,249,239 contracts, which was set on December 9, 2009.

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The exchange also established a new daily volume record for its benchmark Brent Crude oil futures contract. Volume in the ICE Brent Crude futures contract reached 713,496 contracts on February 5, surpassing by 23% the December 9, 2009, record of 581,685 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

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