ICE's $510M Trading Volume Surges 54.7% to 191th Rank as Energy and Financial Markets Fuel Growth Despite 0.35% Stock Slide

On September 4, 2025, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) saw a trading volume of $0.51 billion, a 54.69% increase from the previous day, ranking it 191st in market activity. Despite a 0.35% decline in its stock price, the company reported significant year-over-year growth in key metrics.

August data highlighted a 13% annual rise in total open interest (OI), peaking at 106.1 million lots on August 25. Energy markets drove much of the momentum, with oil OI up 14% year-over-year and Brent crude contributing a 16% increase. Natural gas saw record futures of 24.4 million lots on August 25, while Asia Gas volumes surged 38% annually. Financial products also showed robust performance, including a 63% growth in SONIA OI and a 39% rise in NYSE cash equities average daily volume.

Agricultural commodities reported mixed results, with cotton volumes up 24% and sugar OI rising 4%. Fixed income and data services, which account for 19.5% of ICE’s revenue, demonstrated steady growth in average daily volume. The company’s residential mortgage technology platform, contributing 17.2% of net sales, remained a stable revenue stream amid broader market fluctuations.

ICE’s U.S.-based operations, which represent 65.1% of its net sales, continued to dominate its revenue structure. The firm’s regulated futures exchanges and OTC markets for commodities and financial products remain central to its operations, supported by its technology infrastructure and risk management services.