ICE Reports Futures ADV Growth of 23% for October 2010; $13 Trillion Cleared in CDS Globally

ATLANTA, Nov. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today reported solid futures volume growth in October 2010. Average daily volume (ADV) across ICE's futures exchanges was 1,325,817 contracts, up 23% from October 2009.

Year-to-date through October 31, 2010, ADV across ICE's futures exchanges was 1,319,886 contracts, an increase of 27% from the first ten months of 2009. Total futures volume in October 2010 was 27.8 million contracts.

October 2010 Review

• ICE Futures Europe records achieved in October:
  • The exchange set an open interest record of 3,690,273 contracts on October 8.
  • The ICE Gasoil futures contract established a daily volume record of 371,831 contracts on October 20.
  • The Newcastle Coal futures contract set monthly volume and ADV records, and open interest records were established in ECX EUA futures, Richards Bay coal futures and WTI options.
• ICE Futures Canada records achieved in October:
  • ICE Futures Canada reported a monthly ADV record of 25,622 contracts and an open interest record of 223,465 contracts on October 20.
• ICE Clear Europe was named Best OTC Clearing House by Financial News at the 8th Annual Awards for Excellence in Trading and Technology, Europe 2010.
• On October 11, ICE announced the introduction of 35 new energy and emissions contracts.
• On October 20, ICE announced the launch of two German natural gas futures on ICE Futures Europe, pending regulatory approval.
• Through October 29, ICE's CDS clearing houses have cleared $13.1 trillion in gross notional value on a cumulative basis across 339,729 transactions. ICE currently lists 258 CDS contracts for clearing.
  • ICE Trust U.S. (ICE Trust) has cleared $7.9 trillion of gross notional value since inception, including $521 billion in single-name CDS, resulting in open interest of $538 billion. ICE Trust offers clearing for 38 indexes and 89 single-name instruments.
  • ICE Clear Europe has cleared euro 3.8 trillion ($5.2 trillion) of gross notional value since inception, including euro 592 billion ($780 billion) in single-name CDS, resulting in euro 451 billion ($628 billion) of open interest. ICE Clear Europe offers clearing for 30 indexes and 101 single-name instruments.
• Trading days in October 2010:
  • ICE Futures Europe: 21
  • ICE Futures U.S.: 21
  • ICE Futures Canada: 20
  • Chicago Climate Futures Exchange: 21

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

Historical futures volume, rate per contract and OTC commission data can be found at:

http://ir.theice.com/supplemental.cfm

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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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