ATLANTA, USA(Commodity Online):IntercontinentalExchange(R) (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, has reported strong 34% growth in August 2009 futures volume on an annual basis.

Average daily volume (ADV) for ICE's futures markets was 1,008,765 contracts, an increase of 34% from August 2008. Year-to-date through August 31, 2009, ADV across ICE's futures exchanges was 1,014,639 contracts, up 13% compared to the same period in 2008. Total futures volume in August 2009 was 21.2 million contracts.


Additional August 2009 Information:
-Through August, ICE's CDS clearing houses have collectively cleared $2.2 trillion in CDS transactions.
-Since its inception in March, ICE Trust has cleared $1.9 trillion of notional value, resulting in $187 billion of open interest.
-ICE Clear Europe has cleared euro 204.4 billion ($290 billion) of notional value since its July launch, resulting in euro 21.7 billion of open interest.

In the August 31 issue of FORTUNE, ICE was named to the magazine's "100 Fastest-Growing Companies" list. The ranking is based on three years of revenue and profit growth, as well as total shareholder return. FORTUNE ranked ICE #1 in the Financial Services industry category and #12 overall.

ICE Futures Europe records achieved in August 2009:
In August, the exchange set an open interest record of 2,857,755 contracts.
Open interest records were also established for ICE Gasoil futures and U.K. natural gas futures, as well as several emissions and coal futures contracts. (Courtesy: PRNewswire)

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