Intercontinental Exchange Reports September and Third Quarter 2026 Statistics
Interest-rate average daily volume rose 95% year over year in September, while agriculture and metals rose 57% in the third quarter.
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“ICE's markets are built to give customers the tools they need to navigate uncertainty, whatever shape it takes,” said Ben Jackson, President of ICE. “For over 25 years, we've designed a matrix of contracts to help customers manage that complexity all over the world. Whether it's financial markets, agriculture or energy, we have a contract for nearly every way risk shows up for our customers. In energy alone, the depth and breadth of our contracts continues to drive growth across our platform, including a new quarterly volume record for Brent options. As customer needs change, so does our approach to giving them the precise tools they need to manage their risk.”
September highlights include:
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Total average daily volume (ADV) up
51% y/y; open interest (OI) up13% y/y -
Total Energy ADV up
26% y/y; OI up4% y/y-
Total Oil ADV up
29% y/y-
Brent ADV up
51% y/y -
Gasoil ADV up
25% y/y
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Brent ADV up
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Total Natural Gas ADV up
24% y/y; OI up8% y/y-
North American Gas ADV up
16% ; OI up7% y/y -
TTF gas ADV up
50% y/y; OI up17% y/y -
Asia gas ADV up38% y/y; OI up31% y/y
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North American Gas ADV up
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Total Oil ADV up
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Total Agriculture & Metals ADV up
44% y/y; OI up43% y/y-
Sugar ADV up
44% y/y; OI up42% y/y, including record OI of 2.5M lots on September 11 -
Cocoa ADV up
53% y/y; OI up69% y/y -
Cotton ADV up
135% y/y; OI up69% y/y
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Sugar ADV up
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Total Financials ADV up
81% y/y; OI up27% y/y, including record futures OI of 17.5M lots on September 10-
Total Interest Rates ADV up
95% y/y; OI up30% y/y, including record futures OI of 15M lots on September 10-
Euribor ADV up
84% y/y; OI up16% y/y, including record futures OI of 6M lots on September 10 -
SONIA ADV up
119% y/y; OI up48% y/y -
Gilts ADV up
37% y/y; OI up3% y/y
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Euribor ADV up
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Total Equity Indices ADV up
5%
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Total Interest Rates ADV up
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NYSE Equity Options ADV up
24% y/y
Third quarter highlights include:
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Total ADV up
31% y/y -
Total Energy ADV up
18% y/y-
Oil ADV up
19% y/y-
Brent ADV up
38% y/y -
Gasoil ADV up
18% y/y
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Brent ADV up
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Natural Gas ADV up
17% y/y-
North American Gas ADV up
9% y/y -
TTF Gas ADV up
39% y/y -
Asia Gas ADV up
45% y/y
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North American Gas ADV up
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Oil ADV up
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Total Agriculture & Metals ADV up
57% y/y-
Sugar ADV up
75% y/y -
Coffee ADV up
14% y/y -
Cocoa ADV up
68% y/y -
Cotton ADV up
88% y/y
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Sugar ADV up
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Total Financials ADV up
45% y/y-
Total Interest Rates ADV up
49% y/y-
Euribor ADV up
40% y/y -
SONIA ADV up
63% y/y -
Gilts ADV up
16% y/y
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Euribor ADV up
-
Total Equity Indices ADV up
12% y/y-
MSCI ADV up
15% y/y
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MSCI ADV up
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Total Interest Rates ADV up
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NYSE Equity Options ADV up
29% y/y
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.
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