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ICE Sets New H1 Record With 1.2 Billion Contracts Traded

1. ICE traded a record 1.2 billion futures and options contracts in H1 2025. 2. Energy trading volumes increased by 24% year-over-year in H1 2025. 3. Record open interest growth indicates strong market liquidity and customer trust. 4. ICE's financial services and volumes reflect customer preference for efficient trading. 5. H1 2025 recorded impressive figures in oil, gas, and interest rate trading.

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Why Very Bullish?

The record trading volumes indicate strong market demand, likely improving ICE's valuation. Historically, similar volume surges have positively influenced stock performance.

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The article highlights ICE's positive trading performance, which is critical for investor sentiment.

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The immediate increase in trading volumes is expected to have a quick impact on price. Historical trends show rapid price movement after such trading volume spikes.

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- LONDON & NEW YORK & AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data and home of the most liquid energy markets in the world, today announced that the first half of 2025 marked a record for volumes traded across ICE’s markets with a record 1.2 billion ICE futures and options contracts traded, with record average daily volume of 10 million contracts, of which approximately 6 million were commodity contracts. The first half of 2025 saw record: Energy trading volumes with 673.4 million energy futures and options contracts traded Oil trading with 400.8 million oil futures and options contracts traded Natural gas trading with 250.8 million natural gas futures and options contracts traded Environmental trading with 10.6 million futures and options contracts traded Financials trading with 512.0 million interest rate futures and options contracts traded Interest rate trading with 461.9 million interest rate futures and options contracts traded Across ICE’s global benchmarks, H1 2025 saw record traded volumes in: ICE Brent with 211.4 million futures and options traded ICE Gasoil with 53.5 million futures and options traded ICE WTI with 55.3 million futures and options traded ICE TTF natural gas with 61.2 million futures and options traded ICE Euribor with 283.3 million futures and options traded ICE SONIA with 114.0 million futures and options traded “In these market conditions, customers favor liquidity and the record first half for volumes traded has been accompanied by record open interest in June as customers utilize the liquidity across ICE’s markets to manage risk exposure across asset classes,” said Trabue Bland, SVP, Futures Exchanges at ICE. “As our customers seek price transparency for every point of their exposure, we thank each of our customers for their continued trust in our markets.” Volumes across ICE’s markets are up 24% year-over-year, with open interest up 10%. About Intercontinental Exchange Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) is a Fortune 500 company that designs, builds, and operates digital networks that connect people to opportunity. We provide financial technology and data services across major asset classes helping our customers access mission-critical workflow tools that increase transparency and efficiency. ICE’s futures, equity, and options exchanges -- including the New York Stock Exchange -- and clearing houses help people invest, raise capital and manage risk. We offer some of the world’s largest markets to trade and clear energy and environmental products. Our fixed income, data services and execution capabilities provide information, analytics and platforms that help our customers streamline processes and capitalize on opportunities. At ICE Mortgage Technology, we are transforming U.S. housing finance, from initial consumer engagement through loan production, closing, registration and the long-term servicing relationship. Together, ICE transforms, streamlines, and automates industries to connect our customers to opportunity. Trademarks of ICE and/or its affiliates include Intercontinental Exchange, ICE, ICE block design, NYSE and New York Stock Exchange. Information regarding additional trademarks and intellectual property rights of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. and/or its affiliates is located here. Key Information Documents for certain products covered by the EU Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products Regulation can be accessed on the relevant exchange website under the heading “Key Information Documents (KIDS).” Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 -- Statements in this press release regarding ICE's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see ICE's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors in ICE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the SEC on February 6, 2025. Category: EXCHANGES ICE-CORP Source: Intercontinental Exchange More News From Intercontinental Exchange

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