ICE Eris Interest Rate Futures Achieve Record Volume
ICE Eris GBP LIBOR future is first Sterling denominated interest rate
swap future to trade on-exchange
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global
exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings
services, announced that ICE
Eris Euribor® and GBP LIBOR interest rate futures reached
a record monthly volume of 8,185 contracts for the month of July. The
previous monthly record of 1,719 contracts was set in June 2016.
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ICE Eris Interest Rate Futures Achieve Record
ICE Futures Europe launched Eris Euribor® and GBP LIBOR
interest rate futures contracts in June 2015. The ICE Eris GBP LIBOR
future is the first Sterling denominated interest rate swap future to
trade on-exchange and be centrally cleared. The contracts are based on
the product design of the Eris Exchange’s US dollar-denominated standard
and flex swap future contracts.
“We are pleased with the increasing levels of participation and open
interest in Eris interest rate futures,” said David Peniket, President,
ICE Futures Europe. The exchange traded and cleared contracts have a
unique methodology that replicates the economics of interest rate swaps,
while increasing capital efficiency as clearing mandates come into force
in Europe.”
Eris interest rate futures
contracts are based on the Eris Methodology® and
replicate all of the cash flows and economics of comparable swaps traded
in the over-the-counter market, including Price Alignment Interest
(PAI), which are incorporated into a single futures-style variation
margin cash flow. Additional contract features include capital, margin
and operational efficiencies of exchange-traded, cash-settled futures
contracts, without physical delivery risk at maturity.
ICE Eris interest rate futures benefit from margin offsets with ICE’s
extensive interest rate product range which provides a deep pool of
liquidity. Open interest across the ICE interest rate futures and
options complex stood at more than 17.9 million as at the end of July.
The Eris futures trade and clear alongside ICE
Swapnote®, which launched in 2001 as the first ever
interest rate swap futures contract, as well as ICE Futures Europe’s
extensive European interest rate futures and options portfolio,
providing margin efficiencies for customers.
About Intercontinental Exchange
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data and listing services across many markets. The New York Stock
Exchange is the world leader in capital raising and equities trading.
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risk factors in ICE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2015, as filed with the SEC on February 4, 2016.
About Eris Exchange
The Eris Exchange group includes a futures exchange registered in the
U.S. as a Designated Contract Market with the CFTC. The Exchange lists
cash-settled interest rate swap futures with current open interest
exceeding 170,000 contracts. For more information, visit Eris Exchange
online at www.erisfutures.com
or follow us on Twitter @erisfutures
Trademarks of Eris Exchange and/or its affiliates include Eris, Eris
Exchange, Eris SwapBook, Eris BlockBox,
Eris PAI and Eris Methodology.
SOURCE: Intercontinental Exchange
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Intercontinental Exchange
Media Contact:
Claire
Miller
+44 20 7065 7745
claire.miller@theice.com
Investor
Contact:
Kelly Loeffler
+1 770 857 4726
kelly.loeffler@theice.com
or
Eris
Exchange
Media Contact:
Christopher Rodriguez
Chief
Marketing and Relationship Management Officer
+1 212 561 5472
Christopher.Rodriguez@erisfutures.com
Source: Intercontinental Exchange