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Atlanta - 0935EST, 2 May 2008: IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE) has reported solid growth in volume and commissions for April. ADV in futures during the month rose 14%, and OTC commissions increased 96% over April 2007. Total ADV for all ICE Futures contracts reached 863,325 in April 2008 compared to 755,474 in April 2007. Meanwhile, ADV at ICE Futures Europe(TM) reached 568,965 contracts in April 2008, which was an increase of 15% over April 2007; also, a total monthly volume record was achieved in the ICE Brent Crude futures contract.
Atlanta - 0935EST, 2 May 2008: IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE) has reported solid growth in volume and commissions for April. ADV in futures during the month rose 14%, and OTC commissions increased 96% over April 2007. Total ADV for all ICE Futures contracts reached 863,325 in April 2008 compared to 755,474 in April 2007. Meanwhile, ADV at ICE Futures Europe(TM) reached 568,965 contracts in April 2008, which was an increase of 15% over April 2007; also, a total monthly volume record was achieved in the ICE Brent Crude futures contract.
Significantly, ADV at ICE Futures U.S.(TM) increased to 279,122 contracts in April 2008, which is a rise of 14% from April 2007. And volume records were achieved in the Russell 2000 mini futures contract. Among other highlights of the month: ADV at ICE Futures Canada(TM) in April 2008 was 15,238 contracts, a 4% increase year-to-year, while average daily commissions for ICE's global OTC business nearly doubled to $1,268,742, a 96% increase over April 2007 and the fourth consecutive month that OTC commissions exceeded $1 million.
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