ICE Futures U.S. Sets Daily Volume Records in Mini MSCI Complex
ATLANTA & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of
exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that ICE Futures U.S.
achieved a daily volume record in the mini
MSCI Index futures complex and a daily volume record in the mini MSCI
All Country World Index Net Total Return future on December 12, 2014.
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The mini MSCI Index futures complex traded 330,947 contracts on
Friday; the previous record of 315,066 contracts was set on September
16, 2014.
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The mini MSCI ACWI NTR future reached a daily volume record of 95,906
contracts Friday; the previous record of 47,953 contracts was set on
August 7, 2014.
ICE Futures U.S. hosts a broad range of MSCI contracts including more
than 80 futures and options based on MSCI geographic, sector and factor
indices across emerging and developed markets. In addition to the
flagship MSCI World, MSCI Emerging Markets and MSCI Europe index
futures, ICE offers benchmark futures and options based on an extensive
range of international equity indices, including the FTSE 100 and
Russell 2000 and 1000 indices.
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