ATLANTA, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, today announced that it has completed its transition of cleared over-the-counter energy swaps to futures. This transition was initiated based upon feedback from customers seeking the regulatory certainty of futures markets amid the continued evolution of new swap rules

“We thank our customers for their support and cooperation during this transition and look forward to continuing to provide leading risk management services to global energy markets,” said ICE President and COO Chuck Vice.  “I am proud of the coordinated effort of our employees, trading participants, brokers, clearing members and vendors to successfully complete this complicated transition under a tight deadline with no market disruption.”

Open interest in ICE’s cleared OTC energy contracts was transitioned to identical futures contracts over the weekend. As of yesterday, all cleared North American natural gas, electric power, and environmental products are listed futures on ICE Futures U.S. while all cleared oil, freight, iron ore, and natural gas liquid products are listed futures on ICE Futures Europe. All products remain cleared at ICE Clear Europe.

Additional information on the transition can be found here.

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IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) is a leading operator of regulated futures exchanges and over-the-counter markets for agricultural, credit, currency, emissions, energy and equity index contracts. ICE Futures Europe hosts trade in half of the world’s crude and refined oil futures. ICE Futures U.S. and ICE Futures Canada list agricultural, currencies and Russell Index markets. ICE is also a leading operator of central clearing services for the futures and over-the-counter markets, with five regulated clearing houses across North America and Europe. ICE serves customers in more than 70 countries. www.theice.com

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