ICE reports total futures, options reached OI of 128M contracts on May 14

Intercontinental Exchange announced record open interest across its total futures and options markets including record OI across ICE‘s financial derivatives markets. On May 14, 2026, OI across ICE’s total futures and options reached record OI of 128 million contracts, up 24% year-over-year. On the same day, ICE’s financial derivatives complex hit record OI of 54 million contracts, up 54% y/y. This includes record OI of over 50 million interest rate futures and options, up 60% y/y, with ICE SONIA futures and options, the benchmark for managing U.K. interest rate risk, reaching record OI of 19.6 million contracts, up 104% y/y. OI across ICE Euribor futures and options, the benchmark for managing short-term euro-related interest rate risk, is up 37% y/y at 26 million contracts, while OI in ICE EUR STR reached a record 2.9 million contracts on May 14, 2026, highlighting the growing demand for the combination of Euribor and EUR STR markets. EUR STR reflects the wholesale euro unsecured overnight borrowing costs of banks located in the eurozone.