ATLANTA, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IntercontinentalExchange
(NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures
exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets,
today reported strong volume growth across its three futures
exchanges for the month of November 2009. Average daily volume
(ADV) for ICE's futures markets was 1,084,195 contracts, an
increase of 24% from November 2008. ICE Futures Europe established
a monthly ADV record of 724,934 contracts, up 30% from November
2008. Year-to-date through November 30, 2009, ADV across ICE's
futures exchanges was 1,040,452 contracts, an increase of 12% from
the first 11 months of 2008. Total futures volume for the month of
November was 21.7 million contracts. (Logo
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090727/CL51999LOGO ) November
2009 Review -- Through November 30, 2009, ICE's credit default swap
(CDS) clearing houses cleared more than $4 trillion in notional
value across 49,154 transactions. -- ICE Trust has cleared $2.9
trillion of notional value since its launch in March 2009,
resulting in $190.7 billion of open interest. -- ICE Clear Europe
has cleared euro 763 billion ($1.14 trillion) of notional value
since the launch of its CDS clearing services in July 2009,
resulting in euro 68.8 billion ($103.1 billion) of open interest.
-- On November 3, ICE Clear Europe observed its first anniversary.
The London-based derivatives clearing house commenced operations
for ICE's energy futures and OTC markets at the peak of the
financial crisis. ICE Clear Europe launched a separate CDS clearing
service in 2009. -- On November 5, ICE announced that ICE Trust was
named a winner in the 2009 Credit magazine Technology Innovation
Awards. -- On November 10, ICE announced the introduction of 40 new
OTC cleared energy contracts. This new suite of products includes
two Argus Sour Crude Index (ASCI)-based swaps launched November 13,
and 38 North American natural gas, power, natural gas liquids and
global oil products, which will be available December 7. ICE now
offers 280 cleared energy OTC contracts. -- On November 11, ICE
announced the introduction of two new ASCI-based futures contracts,
which will be available for trading on December 7, pending
regulatory approval. -- On November 19, ICE announced the
introduction of an OTC cleared iron ore swap contract. The ICE
Platts Iron Ore Swap 62% Fe (metallic iron) contract will be
available December 2, 2009. -- Trading days in November 2009: --
ICE Futures Europe: 20 -- ICE Futures U.S.: 20 -- ICE Futures
Canada: 20 -- ICE Futures Europe records achieved in November 2009:
-- The exchange set an open interest record of 2,954,658 contracts
on November 19. -- The ICE Brent crude and the ICE Gasoil futures
contracts established monthly ADV records of 325,244 contracts and
169,760 contracts, respectively. -- Volume, ADV and open interest
records were established for several coal and emissions contracts,
as well as U.K. natural gas. -- ICE Futures U.S. records achieved
in November 2009: -- U.S. Dollar Index (USDX) futures established a
monthly volume record of 354,787 contracts. ICE Futures Contracts
& Markets Monthly ADV ADV ADV ADV November November % Change
Product Line 2009 2008 ------------------------------------
---------- --------- ---------- ICE Brent Crude futures &
options 327,499 267,565 22.4 ICE WTI Crude futures & options
187,864 161,818 16.1 ICE Gasoil futures & options 170,452
106,287 60.4 ICE ECX emissions futures & options (1) 21,949
16,123 36.1 Other futures contracts (2) 17,170 6,831 151.4 TOTAL
ICE FUTURES EUROPE 724,934 558,624 29.8 Russell 2000(R) mini
futures & options 135,512 149,239 -9.2 Sugar No. 11 futures
& options 103,378 78,997 30.9 Other agricultural commodity
contracts (3) 85,466 72,243 18.3 Currency futures (4) 4,533 3,949
14.8 Index futures (5) 18,184 5,767 215.3 Other contracts (6) 181
251 -27.9 TOTAL ICE FUTURES U.S. 347,254 310,446 11.9 TOTAL ICE
FUTURES CANADA 12,007 7,323 64.0 ----------------------- ---------
------- ---- TOTAL FUTURES CONTRACTS 1,084,195 876,393 23.7% (1)
ICE ECX EUA and ICE ECX CER futures and options contracts are the
result of a cooperative relationship between ICE Futures Europe and
the European Climate Exchange. ICE Futures Europe shares in the
transaction fee revenue derived from these contracts. (2) "Other
futures contracts" include ICE Middle East Sour Crude futures; ICE
Heating Oil futures; ICE Unleaded Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB)
futures; ICE UK Natural Gas futures; ICE UK Electricity futures;
and ICE Coal futures. (3) "Other agricultural commodity contracts"
include futures and/or options for Cocoa, Coffee "C", Cotton No. 2,
Orange Juice, Sugar No. 14 and Sugar No. 16. (4) "Currency futures"
include foreign exchange futures. (5) "Index futures" include
futures for the U.S. Dollar Index, Russell 2000 (full size),
Russell 1000®, Russell 1000 mini, the Continuous Commodity Index,
the Euro Index, and the NYSE Composite. (6) "Other contracts"
include options on foreign exchange futures and options on index
futures, excluding Russell 2000 mini options. ICE Futures
Year-to-Date ADV 11-mos 2009 11-mos 2008 Percent Change -----------
----------- -------------- ICE Futures Europe 653,647 597,605 9.4
ICE Futures U.S. 372,890 318,293 17.2 ICE Futures Canada 13,915
13,256 5.0 Total Futures 1,040,452 929,154 12.0 ICE Futures Monthly
and Year-to-Date Volume November 2009 November 2008 Percent Change
------------- ------------- -------------- ICE Futures Europe
14,498,677 11,172,470 29.8 ICE Futures U.S. 6,945,083 6,057,677
14.6 ICE Futures Canada 240,139 139,131 72.6 Total Futures
21,683,899 17,369,278 24.8 11-mos 2009 11-mos 2008 Percent Change
----------- ----------- -------------- ICE Futures Europe
151,646,052 141,632,489 7.1 ICE Futures U.S. 85,764,715 73,939,334
16.0 ICE Futures Canada 3,186,636 3,048,960 4.5 Total Futures
240,597,403 218,620,783 10.1 ICE Futures Open Interest November 30,
2009 December 31, 2008 ----------------- ----------------- ICE
Futures Europe 2,867,421 2,102,574 ICE Futures U.S. 3,279,716
3,028,877 ICE Futures Canada 113,297 97,673 Rolling Three-Month
Average Rate per Contract (RPC) Three Months Three Months Three
Months Ending Ending Ending Product Line November 2009 October 2009
September 2009 ------------- ------------ -------------- ICE
Futures Europe $1.54 $1.52 $1.53 ICE Futures U.S. Ag $2.10 $2.05
$2.08 ICE Futures U.S. Fin $0.85 $0.86 $0.89 RPC is calculated by
dividing transaction revenues by contract volume, and may vary
based on pricing, customer and product mix. Historical futures
volume and OTC commission data can be found at:
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refined oil futures. ICE Futures U.S.® and ICE Futures Canada® list
agricultural, currency and Russell Index markets. ICE® offers trade
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