London, 26 August 2010

On 19 August, a record 12,000 ECX Certified Emissions Reductions (CER) contracts traded on ICE Futures Europe, including a record 7,060 contracts traded on the screen. Also in August, combined open interest in the ECX CER and EU Allowances (EUA) futures and options contracts surpassed one billion tonnes for the first time and currently stands at 1,035,091 contracts. Through 25 August, ADV in ICE Futures Europe's ECX emissions futures and options contracts is 25% higher than the year-ago period.

In July 2010, ICE acquired Climate Exchange plc, the parent company of the European Climate Exchange (ECX), which listed futures and options contracts on ICE Futures Europe. ICE Futures Europe's ECX EUA and CER contracts allow users to lock in prices for EU Allowances and Certified Emissions Reduction units. ICE Clear Europe is the clearing house for all ECX trades.

Historical data for ICE ECX emissions contracts are available at http://www.ecx.eu/market-data/ecx-historical-data

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