ICE Futures and Options Market Hits Record Open Interest
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
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- Record Open Interest: On January 26, ICE's futures and options markets recorded open interest exceeding 114 million contracts, marking a 20% year-over-year increase, indicating a significant rise in market activity and investor confidence in future market conditions.
- Strong Commodity Futures Performance: Global commodities futures and options reached a record 72 million contracts in open interest, up 8% year-over-year, with energy contracts leading at 68.4 million, reflecting sustained demand in the energy sector.
- Significant Oil and Gas Futures Growth: Oil futures and options open interest hit 18.6 million contracts, a 17% year-over-year increase, with ICE Brent reaching a record 7.5 million contracts, up 27%, showcasing a robust rebound in the global oil market.
- Natural Gas Futures Records: EU natural gas futures and options saw open interest of 6.3 million contracts, including a TTF record of 5.8 million, both up 20% year-over-year, highlighting the ongoing demand for natural gas, particularly during peak winter usage.
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Analyst Views on ICE
Wall Street analysts forecast ICE stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ICE is 191.60 USD with a low forecast of 174.00 USD and a high forecast of 223.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
10 Analyst Rating
9 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 172.440
Low
174.00
Averages
191.60
High
223.00
Current: 172.440
Low
174.00
Averages
191.60
High
223.00
About ICE
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. provides financial technology and data services across major asset classes, helping its customers access workflow tools that increase transparency and efficiency. Its Exchanges segment operates regulated marketplace technology for the listing, trading and clearing of an array of derivatives contracts and financial securities as well as data and connectivity services related to its exchanges and clearing houses. Its Fixed Income and Data Services segment provides fixed income pricing, reference data, indices, analytics and execution services as well as global credit default swaps (CDS), clearing and multi-asset class data delivery technology. Its Mortgage Technology segment provides a technology platform that offers customers comprehensive, digital workflow tools that aim to address inefficiencies and mitigate risks that exist in the United States residential mortgage market life cycle, from application through closing, servicing and the secondary market.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
ICE Futures and Options Market Hits Record Open Interest
- Record Open Interest: On January 26, ICE's futures and options markets recorded open interest exceeding 114 million contracts, marking a 20% year-over-year increase, indicating a significant rise in market activity and investor confidence in future market conditions.
- Strong Commodity Futures Performance: Global commodities futures and options reached a record 72 million contracts in open interest, up 8% year-over-year, with energy contracts leading at 68.4 million, reflecting sustained demand in the energy sector.
- Significant Oil and Gas Futures Growth: Oil futures and options open interest hit 18.6 million contracts, a 17% year-over-year increase, with ICE Brent reaching a record 7.5 million contracts, up 27%, showcasing a robust rebound in the global oil market.
- Natural Gas Futures Records: EU natural gas futures and options saw open interest of 6.3 million contracts, including a TTF record of 5.8 million, both up 20% year-over-year, highlighting the ongoing demand for natural gas, particularly during peak winter usage.
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