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ICE Announces Strongest Trading Month in Its History
ATLANTA & NEW YORK & LONDON & AMSTERDAM, February 03, 2026--Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, today announced that January marked the strongest month for trading activity in its history with a record 245.8 million contracts traded, including a record 199 million futures traded and a record 46.9 million options traded.
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