ICE Futures Europe Reports ECX Emissions Contract Records

Published on Thursday, 26 August 2010 11:09 Written by TradersHuddle Staff

LONDON, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced daily volume and open interest records for ICE Futures Europe's ECX emissions contracts.

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On 19 August, a record 12,000 ECX Certified Emissions Reductions (CER) contracts traded on ICE Futures Europe, including a record 7,060 contracts traded on the screen. Also in August, combined open interest in the ECX CER and EU Allowances (EUA) futures and options contracts surpassed one billion tonnes for the first time and currently stands at 1,035,091 contracts. Through 25 August, ADV in ICE Futures Europe's ECX emissions futures and options contracts is 25% higher than the year-ago period.

In July 2010, ICE acquired Climate Exchange plc, the parent company of the European Climate Exchange (ECX), which listed futures and options contracts on ICE Futures Europe. ICE Futures Europe's ECX EUA and CER contracts allow users to lock in prices for EU Allowances and Certified Emissions Reduction units. ICE Clear Europe is the clearing house for all ECX trades.

Historical data for ICE ECX emissions contracts are available at http://www.ecx.eu/market-data/ecx-historical-data

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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 55 countries. www.theice.com 

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