Mini Russell 1000 Sets Daily Volume and Open Interest Records on ICE Futures U.S.
Posted on: Monday, 14 September 2009, 09:25 CDT
NEW YORK, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ICE Futures U.S.((R)), a leading regulated U.S. futures exchange for global agricultural, equity index and currency markets, reported record volume and open interest (OI) in its mini Russell 1000((R)) futures contract of 67,989 contracts and 79,508 contracts, respectively, on September 11. The previous volume record of 26,254 contracts was established on March 9, 2009. The previous OI record of 49,127 was established on December 16, 2008.
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The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The Russell 1000 Index is comprised of the largest thousand publicly traded companies and represents more than 90% of the U.S. stock market capitalization.
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IntercontinentalExchange((R)) (NYSE: ICE) operates leading regulated exchanges, trading platforms and clearing houses serving the global markets for agricultural, credit, currency, emissions, energy and equity index markets. ICE Futures Europe((R)) hosts trade in half of the world's crude and refined oil futures. ICE Futures U.S.((R)) and ICE Futures Canada((R)) list agricultural, currency and Russell Index markets. ICE offers trade execution and processing for the credit derivatives markets through Creditex and ICE Link((TM)), respectively, and CDS clearing through ICE Trust((TM)) and ICE Clear Europe((R)). A component of the Russell 1000((R)) and S&P 500 indexes, ICE((R)) serves customers in more than 50 countries and is headquartered in Atlanta, with offices in New York, London, Chicago, Winnipeg, Calgary, Houston and Singapore. www.theice.com
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 - Statements in this press release regarding IntercontinentalExchange's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see ICE's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors in ICE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the SEC on February 11, 2009.
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