Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., a leading global provider of technology and data, announced record open interest (OI) across its global futures and options markets of over 114 million contracts on January 26, 2026, up approximately 20% year-over-year (y/y).
Additional records hit on January 26, 2026, include:
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Record OI across global commodities futures and options of 72 million, up 8% y/y, including record energy futures and options OI of 68.4 million, also up 8% y/y.
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Record OI across total oil futures and options of 18.6 million, up 17% y/y, including record OI of 7.5 million across ICE Brent futures and options, up 27% y/y.
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Record OI across EU natural gas futures and options of 6.3 million, including record TTF futures and options OI of 5.8 million, both up 20% y/y.
“These records are a testament to the trust our customers have in the deep liquidity of our benchmarks and the thousands of related contracts they underpin,” said Trabue Bland, SVP of Futures Markets at ICE. “Liquidity brings critical flexibility and choice to customers as they navigate an increasingly interconnected energy landscape.”
Source: ICE
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