Intercontinental Exchange

ICE Warns of Margins That Could Rock European Natural Gas Market if Price Cap Moves Ahead

ICE Warns of Margins That Could Rock European Natural Gas Market if Price Cap Moves Ahead

Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) has warned European Union (EU) members that implementing a cap on natural gas prices without allowing markets time to adjust would cause more instability and possibly force it to reconsider trading in the Netherlands. ICE has alerted EU members in a memo that proposals for an emergency mechanism to limit natural…

December 16, 2022
ICE Plans European LNG Contracts to Bridge Natural Gas Price Divide

ICE Plans European LNG Contracts to Bridge Natural Gas Price Divide

Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) plans to offer two LNG futures contracts to Europe aimed at bridging the growing price divide between exports landing on the continent and natural gas transported through pipelines ICE could begin offering futures contracts for liquefied natural gas to Northwest and Southwest Europe on Dec. 5, pending regulatory approval, according to…

October 27, 2022
European Benchmarks Hit Fresh Highs on ICE Amid Push to Secure More Natural Gas

European Benchmarks Hit Fresh Highs on ICE Amid Push to Secure More Natural Gas

German and Italian natural gas futures listed on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) hit fresh highs in May amid a scramble in Europe to secure supplies in the months since Russia invaded Ukraine.  European benchmark Title Transfer Facility futures saw 2.8 million lots traded last month, up 5% from April. ICE added that German Trading Hub…

June 29, 2022
European Natural Gas Futures Trading Hit New Highs in March on Russia, Ukraine Volatility

European Natural Gas Futures Trading Hit New Highs in March on Russia, Ukraine Volatility

Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) said Wednesday that natural gas futures trading in Europe set new records last month amid volatility sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing threat it has posed for the continent’s energy supplies.  ICE said Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF) futures reached new heights in March, when 5.08 million lots…

April 14, 2022
ICE Logs Record Open Interest on North American, European Natural Gas Contracts

ICE Logs Record Open Interest on North American, European Natural Gas Contracts

Contracts tied to North American natural gas prices saw record open interest on Wednesday (Aug. 25), according to Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE). Open interest for ICE’s North American natural gas futures and options, which include Henry Hub and U.S. basis markets contracts, saw an unprecedented open interest of 23 million lots. Altogether, that represents a…

August 31, 2021
ICE Reports TTF, JKM Setting Records as LNG Market ‘Matures’

ICE Reports TTF, JKM Setting Records as LNG Market ‘Matures’

Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) reported new records in trading activity at European and Asian natural gas hubs as the global export market heats up. Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF) futures achieved record open interest of about 1.94 million contracts on May 26, representing a 21% increase year/year, according to ICE. The benchmark earlier in May…

June 3, 2021