ICE Reports Record Futures Open Interest of 48 Million Contracts
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, today announced record total futures open interest of more than 48 million contracts on July 27, 2021.
- Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, today announced record total futures open interest of more than 48 million contracts on July 27, 2021.
- Open interest across ICEs global environmental complex hit a record 2.86 million contracts across futures and options on July 27, up 21% year-over-year (y/y), reflecting the importance of these markets in pricing climate risk.
- As part of this, the North American environmental complex hit record open interest of 1.13 million contracts on July 27 across futures and options.
- Open interest in Interest Rate futures and options is up 27% y/y, with open interest in Sterling and SONIA futures and options up 36% y/y and by more than 200% y/y, respectively; Euribor open interest is up 11% y/y; and open interest in ICE Gilt futures and options, the highly liquid market benchmark for UK Government Bonds, is up 38% y/y.