IntercontinentalExchange reports Q1 total ADV up 45% year-over-year

First quarter highlights include: Record total ADV up 45% y/y; Record total Energy ADV up 32% y/y; Record Oil ADV up 41% y/y; Record Brent ADV up 60% y/y; WTI* ADV up 16% y/y; Record Gasoil ADV up 25% y/y; Record Other Crude & Refined products ADV up 29% y/y; Record Natural Gas ADV up 21% y/y; North American Gas ADV up 6% y/y, including record options of 697k lots; Record TTF Gas ADV up 61% y/y; Record Asia Gas ADV up 70% y/y; Record total Environmentals ADV up 30% y/y; Record total Agriculture & Metals ADV up 29% y/y; Sugar ADV up 22% y/y; Coffee ADV up 12% y/y; Cocoa ADV up 66% y/y; Record Cotton ADV up 46% y/y; Record total Financials ADV up 65% y/y; Record total Interest Rates ADV up 70% y/y; Record Euribor ADV up 44% y/y; Record SONIA ADV up 124% y/y; Record Gilts ADV up 27% y/y; Total Equity Indices ADV up 17% y/y; MSCI ADV up 26% y/y; NYSE Cash Equities ADV up 39% y/y; NYSE Equity Options ADV up 23% y/y. “Q1 was a record quarter for ICE, with record performance across our energy and financial markets, including benchmark contracts that saw their highest volume days in ICE’s history,” said Ben Jackson, President of ICE. “As customers manage risk in a rapidly changing environment, trust, liquidity, and resilient exchange and clearing infrastructure are paramount. ICE’s continued investment in technology and market breadth delivers reliable liquidity and trusted pricing in all conditions-giving customers precise tools to manage risk across global energy markets and evolving inflation and interest rate dynamics, and reinforcing ICE as the destination for liquidity across major markets.”