ATLANTA, March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IntercontinentalExchange , the leading electronic energy marketplace, announced that its U.K.-regulated futures subsidiary, ICE Futures, posted record daily volume in its benchmark ICE Brent Crude futures contract on Thursday, March 29.

ICE Brent Crude futures set a new high yesterday of 384,281 contracts, surpassing by 11.3% the previous record established on January 11, 2007, of 345,407 contracts.

About IntercontinentalExchange

IntercontinentalExchange(R) operates the leading global, electronic marketplace for trading both futures and OTC energy contracts and the leading soft commodity exchange. ICE's markets offer access to a range of contracts based on crude oil and refined products, natural gas, power and emissions, as well as agricultural commodities including cocoa, coffee, cotton, ethanol, orange juice, wood pulp and sugar, in addition to currency and index futures and options. ICE(R) conducts its energy futures markets through its U.K. regulated London-based subsidiary, ICE Futures, Europe's leading energy exchange. ICE Futures offers liquid markets in the world's leading oil benchmarks, Brent Crude futures and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude futures, trading nearly half of the world's global crude futures by volume of commodity traded. ICE conducts its agricultural commodity futures and options markets through its U.S. regulated subsidiary, the New York Board of Trade(R). For more than a century, the NYBOT(R) has provided global markets for food, fiber and financial products. ICE was added to the Russell 1000(R) Index on June 30, 2006. Headquartered in Atlanta, ICE also has offices in Calgary, Chicago, Houston, London, New York and Singapore. For more information, please visit http://www.theice.com/ and http://www.nybot.com/.

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CONTACT: Kelly Loeffler, VP, Investor and Public Relations of
IntercontinentalExchange, +1-770-857-4726, kelly.loeffler@theice.com; or
Ellen Resnick of Crystal Clear Communications, +1-773-929-9292 (o),
+1-312-399-9295 (c), eresnick@crystalclearPR.com

Web site: http://www.theice.com/
http://www.nybot.com/