{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"167435","rtpr_id":"nBw3F7g8Ha-20261013","ticker":"ICE","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["ICE"],"title":"ICE Brent Options Reach Record Traded Volume in Q3 2026 as Customers Manage Risk Across the Brent Curve","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-10-13T12:00:01.002Z","article_body":"ICE Brent Options Reach Record Traded Volume in Q3 2026 as Customers Manage\nRisk Across the Brent Curve\n\nICE’s Share of Global Crude Options Volume Has Grown Year-Over-Year for More\nThan a Decade\n\nIntercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), one of the world's leading\nproviders of financial market technology and data powering global capital\nmarkets, today announced record trading activity across options on ICE Brent,\nthe global benchmark for crude oil and the price barometer for more than\nthree-quarters of the world's internationally traded crude.\n\nA record 28 million ICE Brent options contracts traded in the third quarter of\n2026, alongside record average daily volume of more than 437,200 contracts\nduring the quarter, up 63% year-to-date (YTD). Open interest across ICE Brent\noptions is up 18% year-over-year at 4 million contracts.\n\n“This has been the highest volume year for Brent options in ICE’s history.\nEnergy market volatility is a factor for almost all markets and as the global\nbenchmark, Brent is increasingly the most liquid instrument to manage price\nrisk and express a view on where prices could go next,” said Jeff Barbuto,\nSVP, Global Head of Oil Markets at ICE. “ICE's share of global crude options\nvolume, number of participants, number of new actively traded Brent options\ninstruments and overall volume have been increasing year-over-year for more\nthan a decade.”\n\n“Whether market participants are hedging near-term event risk through weekly\nBrent options with daily expiries, long-dated exposure through monthly\ncontracts, or average price risk, ICE offers the liquidity, product depth and\nmargin efficiencies that come from trading their crude needs in one place,”\ncontinued Barbuto.\n\nICE offers products for managing risk at every point on the Brent curve, with\nICE Brent underpinning more than 800 futures and options contracts across\nglobal oil markets, spanning crude oil, refined products, biofuels and wet\nfreight. In addition to ICE Brent, ICE's global oil benchmarks include ICE\nMidland WTI (HOU), Platts Dubai and Low Sulphur Gasoil, giving customers the\nability to price and manage risk across oil markets. Average daily volume is\nup 23% YTD across ICE Brent futures and options markets.\n\nAbout Intercontinental Exchange\n\nIntercontinental Exchange, Inc. (https://www.ice.com/) (NYSE: ICE) is a\nFortune 500 company that designs, builds, and operates digital networks that\nconnect people to opportunity. We provide financial technology and data\nservices across major asset classes helping our customers access\nmission-critical workflow tools that increase transparency and efficiency.\nICE’s futures, equity, and options exchanges\n(https://www.theice.com/about/exchanges-clearing) -- including the New York\nStock Exchange (https://www.nyse.com/) -- and clearing houses\n(https://www.theice.com/solutions/clearing) help people invest, raise capital\nand manage risk. We offer some of the world’s largest markets to trade and\nclear energy and environmental products. Our fixed income, data services\n(https://www.theice.com/about/fixed-income-data) and execution capabilities\nprovide information, analytics and platforms that help our customers\nstreamline processes and capitalize on opportunities. At ICE Mortgage\nTechnology (https://www.theice.com/about/mortgage-technology) , we are\ntransforming U.S. housing finance, from initial consumer engagement through\nloan production, closing, registration and the long-term servicing\nrelationship. Together, ICE transforms, streamlines, and automates industries\nto connect our customers to opportunity.\n\nTrademarks of ICE and/or its affiliates include Intercontinental Exchange,\nICE, ICE block design, NYSE and New York Stock Exchange. Information regarding\nadditional trademarks and intellectual property rights of Intercontinental\nExchange, Inc. and/or its affiliates is located here\n(https://www.ice.com/privacy-security-center/terms-of-use) . Key Information\nDocuments for certain products covered by the EU Packaged Retail and\nInsurance-based Investment Products Regulation can be accessed on the relevant\nexchange website under the heading “Key Information Documents (KIDS).”\n\nSafe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of\n1995 -- Statements in this press release regarding ICE's business that are not\nhistorical facts are \"forward-looking statements\" that involve risks and\nuncertainties. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties, which\ncould cause actual results to differ from those contained in the\nforward-looking statements, see ICE's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)\nfilings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors in ICE's Annual\nReport on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the\nSEC on February 5, 2026.\n\nCategory: Exchanges\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261013755877/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261013755877/en/)\n\nICE Media Contact:\n\nJess Tatham\n\n+44 7377 947136\n\njess.tatham@ice.com \n(mailto:jess.tatham@ice.com) \nmedia@ice.com (mailto:media@ice.com)\n\nICE Investor Relations Contact:\n\nSteve Eagerton\n\n+1 904 854 3683\n\nsteve.eagerton@ice.com \n(mailto:steve.eagerton@ice.com) \ninvestors@ice.com (mailto:investors@ice.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw3F7g8Ha-20261013","title":"ICE Brent Options Reach Record Traded Volume in Q3 2026 as Customers Manage Risk Across the Brent Curve","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"ICE","created":"2026-10-13T12:00:01.002Z","tickers":["ICE"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"ICE Brent Options Reach Record Traded Volume in Q3 2026 as Customers Manage\nRisk Across the Brent Curve\n\nICE’s Share of Global Crude Options Volume Has Grown Year-Over-Year for More\nThan a Decade\n\nIntercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), one of the world's leading\nproviders of financial market technology and data powering global capital\nmarkets, today announced record trading activity across options on ICE Brent,\nthe global benchmark for crude oil and the price barometer for more than\nthree-quarters of the world's internationally traded crude.\n\nA record 28 million ICE Brent options contracts traded in the third quarter of\n2026, alongside record average daily volume of more than 437,200 contracts\nduring the quarter, up 63% year-to-date (YTD). Open interest across ICE Brent\noptions is up 18% year-over-year at 4 million contracts.\n\n“This has been the highest volume year for Brent options in ICE’s history.\nEnergy market volatility is a factor for almost all markets and as the global\nbenchmark, Brent is increasingly the most liquid instrument to manage price\nrisk and express a view on where prices could go next,” said Jeff Barbuto,\nSVP, Global Head of Oil Markets at ICE. “ICE's share of global crude options\nvolume, number of participants, number of new actively traded Brent options\ninstruments and overall volume have been increasing year-over-year for more\nthan a decade.”\n\n“Whether market participants are hedging near-term event risk through weekly\nBrent options with daily expiries, long-dated exposure through monthly\ncontracts, or average price risk, ICE offers the liquidity, product depth and\nmargin efficiencies that come from trading their crude needs in one place,”\ncontinued Barbuto.\n\nICE offers products for managing risk at every point on the Brent curve, with\nICE Brent underpinning more than 800 futures and options contracts across\nglobal oil markets, spanning crude oil, refined products, biofuels and wet\nfreight. In addition to ICE Brent, ICE's global oil benchmarks include ICE\nMidland WTI (HOU), Platts Dubai and Low Sulphur Gasoil, giving customers the\nability to price and manage risk across oil markets. Average daily volume is\nup 23% YTD across ICE Brent futures and options markets.\n\nAbout Intercontinental Exchange\n\nIntercontinental Exchange, Inc. (https://www.ice.com/) (NYSE: ICE) is a\nFortune 500 company that designs, builds, and operates digital networks that\nconnect people to opportunity. We provide financial technology and data\nservices across major asset classes helping our customers access\nmission-critical workflow tools that increase transparency and efficiency.\nICE’s futures, equity, and options exchanges\n(https://www.theice.com/about/exchanges-clearing) -- including the New York\nStock Exchange (https://www.nyse.com/) -- and clearing houses\n(https://www.theice.com/solutions/clearing) help people invest, raise capital\nand manage risk. We offer some of the world’s largest markets to trade and\nclear energy and environmental products. Our fixed income, data services\n(https://www.theice.com/about/fixed-income-data) and execution capabilities\nprovide information, analytics and platforms that help our customers\nstreamline processes and capitalize on opportunities. At ICE Mortgage\nTechnology (https://www.theice.com/about/mortgage-technology) , we are\ntransforming U.S. housing finance, from initial consumer engagement through\nloan production, closing, registration and the long-term servicing\nrelationship. Together, ICE transforms, streamlines, and automates industries\nto connect our customers to opportunity.\n\nTrademarks of ICE and/or its affiliates include Intercontinental Exchange,\nICE, ICE block design, NYSE and New York Stock Exchange. Information regarding\nadditional trademarks and intellectual property rights of Intercontinental\nExchange, Inc. and/or its affiliates is located here\n(https://www.ice.com/privacy-security-center/terms-of-use) . Key Information\nDocuments for certain products covered by the EU Packaged Retail and\nInsurance-based Investment Products Regulation can be accessed on the relevant\nexchange website under the heading “Key Information Documents (KIDS).”\n\nSafe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of\n1995 -- Statements in this press release regarding ICE's business that are not\nhistorical facts are \"forward-looking statements\" that involve risks and\nuncertainties. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties, which\ncould cause actual results to differ from those contained in the\nforward-looking statements, see ICE's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)\nfilings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors in ICE's Annual\nReport on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the\nSEC on February 5, 2026.\n\nCategory: Exchanges\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261013755877/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261013755877/en/)\n\nICE Media Contact:\n\nJess Tatham\n\n+44 7377 947136\n\njess.tatham@ice.com \n(mailto:jess.tatham@ice.com) \nmedia@ice.com (mailto:media@ice.com)\n\nICE Investor Relations Contact:\n\nSteve Eagerton\n\n+1 904 854 3683\n\nsteve.eagerton@ice.com \n(mailto:steve.eagerton@ice.com) \ninvestors@ice.com (mailto:investors@ice.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-13T12:00:01.251522378Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791892801251},"received_at":"2026-10-13T12:00:01.302Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261013755877/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"155739","press_release_id":"167435","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Financial Exchanges & Data","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"ICE reported record Q3 2026 trading in Brent options, with 28 million contracts traded and record average daily volume above 437,200 contracts, up 63% year-to-date.\n\nOpen interest in ICE Brent options rose 18% year-over-year to 4 million contracts, and average daily volume across Brent futures and options is up 23% YTD.\n\nManagement said ICE's share of global crude options volume has grown year-over-year for more than a decade, underscoring the strength of the company's energy franchise amid elevated volatility.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Record Brent options volumes signal strong energy franchise momentum ahead of Q3 earnings."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"adv_ytd_growth":"63% (options), 23% (Brent futures and options)","q3_brent_options_adv":"437,200 contracts","q3_brent_options_volume":"28 million contracts","brent_options_open_interest":"4 million contracts, up 18% YoY"}},"quotedText":"This has been the highest volume year for Brent options in ICE's history.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Jeff Barbuto","role":"SVP, Global Head of Oil Markets at ICE"},{"name":"Jess Tatham","role":"ICE Media Contact"},{"name":"Steve Eagerton","role":"ICE Investor Relations Contact"}],"products":["ICE Brent options","ICE Brent futures","ICE Midland WTI (HOU)","Platts Dubai","Low Sulphur Gasoil","ICE Mortgage Technology"],"companies":[{"name":"Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.","ticker":"ICE"},{"name":"New York Stock Exchange","relationship":"subsidiary"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Record Q3 Brent options volume (28M contracts, ADV up 63% YTD) supports ICE's energy franchise revenue, but this is a volume milestone announcement, not earnings or a structural event. 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