ICE Reports 27% Increase in Futures Average Daily Volume for February

IntercontinentalExchange ICE reported record volume and average daily volume across its futures exchanges in February 2011. Average daily volume (ADV) for ICE's futures markets rose 27% from the prior February to a record 1,738,199 contracts. For the second consecutive month, ICE Futures Europe established monthly volume and ADV records of 23,590,625 and 1,241,612 contracts, respectively, with ADV up 39% from February 2010.