Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has announced that its global futures and options markets reached record open interest of over 100 million contracts on February 20, 2025, marking an 11% year-over-year increase.

Key highlights:
- Record open interest in ICE’s global commodities markets at 68.7 million contracts, with 65.3 million in energy-related contracts.
- Record open interest in total natural gas futures and options at 43.8 million contracts, including 37.9 million in North American natural gas futures and options.
- Record open interest in ICE Henry Hub futures at 8.7 million contracts.
- On February 19, 2025, ICE recorded the highest-ever trading volume in total natural gas futures and options at 3.2 million contracts, surpassing the previous record set in 2012.

Jeffrey C. Sprecher, ICE Chair and CEO, emphasized the company’s mission to make markets more transparent and accessible, noting that ICE has built the world's largest energy exchange and clearinghouse as part of its broader network of markets and financial infrastructure.

source: Intercontinental Exchange, February 25, 2025.