ICE Futures Europe Achieves Record Daily Gas Oil Futures Volume
09 Novembre 2009 - 3:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
ATLANTA, Nov. 9 /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 a new daily volume record in the ICE Gasoil futures contract on
Friday. On November 6, ICE Gasoil futures volume reached 287,269
contracts, surpassing the previous record of 241,495 contracts
established July 22, 2009. The ICE Gasoil futures contract is used
as the pricing reference for distillate trading in Europe, Asia and
other regions. Its underlying physical market is heating oil barges
delivered in the Antwerp, Rotterdam and Amsterdam region. (Logo:
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IntercontinentalExchange IntercontinentalExchange® (NYSE:ICE)
operates leading regulated exchanges, trading platforms and
clearing houses serving the global markets for agricultural,
credit, currency, emissions, energy and equity index markets. 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, currency and Russell Index markets. ICE offers trade
execution and processing for the credit derivatives markets through
Creditex and ICE Link(TM), respectively, and CDS clearing through
ICE Trust(TM) and ICE Clear Europe®. A component of the Russell
1000® and S&P 500 indexes, ICE® serves customers in more than
50 countries and is headquartered in Atlanta, with offices in New
York, London, Chicago, Winnipeg, Calgary, Houston and Singapore.
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