ICE Reports Solid Futures Volume Growth for August 2009; ADV up 34% for Month an

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ICE Reports Solid Futures Volume Growth for August 2009; ADV up 34% for Month
and 13% Year-to-Date; ICE Clears over $2 Trillion in CDS

ATLANTA, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IntercontinentalExchange(R) (NYSE:
ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing
houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today reported strong August 2009
futures volume. Average daily volume (ADV) for ICE's futures markets was
1,008,765 contracts, an increase of 34% from August 2008. Year-to-date through
August 31, 2009, ADV across ICE's futures exchanges was 1,014,639 contracts,
up 13% compared to the same period in 2008. Total futures volume in August
2009 was 21.2 million contracts.