- Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE, Financial) achieves a new record with 1.2 billion contracts traded in H1 2025.
- Energy, oil, and natural gas trading see substantial growth, with significant contributions from ICE Brent and ICE TTF markets.
- Volumes across ICE’s markets increase by 24% year-over-year, with open interest rising by 10%.
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, announced a remarkable milestone as the company set a new record by trading 1.2 billion futures and options contracts in the first half of 2025. This achievement was marked by a record average daily volume of 10 million contracts, with a significant portion, approximately 6 million, being commodity contracts.
The first half of 2025 proved to be exceptional for energy markets, with 673.4 million energy futures and options contracts traded. In particular, oil trading reached a notable high, with 400.8 million oil futures and options contracts. Natural gas trading also saw robust activity with 250.8 million futures and options contracts traded, while environmental trading accounted for 10.6 million contracts.
ICE's financials trading sector also experienced significant growth, with 512.0 million interest rate futures and options contracts traded. Notably, ICE Brent recorded 211.4 million futures and options trades, accompanied by substantial trading volumes in ICE Gasoil, ICE WTI, and ICE TTF natural gas, which saw 53.5 million, 55.3 million, and 61.2 million futures and options traded, respectively.
Overall, the first half of 2025 saw a 24% increase in volumes across ICE’s markets year-over-year, alongside a 10% rise in open interest. Trabue Bland, SVP, Futures Exchanges at ICE, emphasized the importance of liquidity in these market conditions and expressed gratitude to customers for their continued trust in ICE's markets to manage risk exposure.
