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ICE (NYSE: ICE) to invest up to $2B in Polymarket data platform

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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. reported that it has entered into an agreement to invest up to $2 billion in Polymarket, a prediction market and information platform that tracks event probabilities across markets, politics, sports and culture. This represents a major planned commitment to event-driven data and prediction markets.

Alongside the investment, ICE will become a global distributor of Polymarket’s event-driven data, giving its customers access to sentiment indicators on topics that are relevant to financial markets. The company also furnished a press release as an exhibit to provide additional detail on the transaction.

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ICE plans up to $2B move into prediction-market data.

Intercontinental Exchange entered an agreement to invest up to $2 billion in Polymarket, a platform focused on event probabilities across markets, politics, sport and culture. The company also becomes a global distributor of Polymarket’s event-driven data, integrating sentiment indicators into its information offerings.

This step ties ICE more closely to prediction markets and alternative data, potentially broadening tools available to trading and risk-management clients. The filing does not detail funding structure, timing, or expected financial returns, so the scale and pacing of capital deployment remain defined only as "up to" $2 billion.

Subsequent company communications and future periodic reports may clarify how much capital is actually committed, how quickly it is deployed, and how Polymarket data is commercialized within ICE’s broader product suite.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 7, 2025

 

 

INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC. 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

         
Delaware   001-36198   46-2286804
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		  

(Commission

File No.)

   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

5660 New Northside Drive, Third Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30328

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 857-4700

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

         
Title of Each Class   Trading
Symbol(s)		   Name of Each Exchange
on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share   ICE  

New York Stock Exchange

NYSE Texas, Inc.

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 
 

 

 

Item 8.01Other Events

On October 7, 2025, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it has entered into an agreement to invest up to $2 billion in Polymarket, a prediction market and information platform tracking event probabilities across markets, politics, sport and culture. Alongside its investment, ICE will become a global distributor’s of Polymarket’s event-driven data to provide customers with sentiment indicators on topics of market relevance.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Press Release dated as of October 7, 2025.
104   The cover page from Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

     
INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC.
   
By:  


/s/ Andrew J. Surdykowski

    Andrew J. Surdykowski
    General Counsel

Dated: October 7, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: View Original Filing on SEC EDGAR

FAQ

What major transaction did ICE (ICE) disclose regarding Polymarket?

ICE disclosed that it has entered into an agreement to invest up to $2 billion in Polymarket, a prediction market and information platform.

What is Polymarket, the company Intercontinental Exchange plans to invest in?

Polymarket is described as a prediction market and information platform that tracks event probabilities across markets, politics, sport and culture.

How will ICE use Polymarket data after the announced investment?

ICE will become a global distributor of Polymarket’s event-driven data to provide its customers with sentiment indicators on topics of market relevance.

What is the maximum amount ICE plans to invest in Polymarket?

The agreement allows ICE to invest up to $2 billion in Polymarket.

Where can investors find more details about ICE’s Polymarket investment?

Additional details are provided in a press release dated October 7, 2025, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the report.

Does the filing state that the full $2 billion is already invested by ICE?

No. The filing states that ICE has entered into an agreement to invest up to $2 billion, indicating a maximum potential amount under the agreement.