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ICE: The Home of Global Energy

Risk management is more critical than ever. ICE provides access to liquidity and precision trading instruments across a global complex of energy products. As the world’s largest energy derivatives market, our benchmarks are used as the reference price for commodities globally.

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The benchmark prices for the world’s most important commodities are formed every day on our markets.

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Brent crude is the cornerstone of our complex, which includes benchmarks Gasoil, WTI and (Platts) Dubai. Our broad Asian offering sets the standard for Asia-bound Mideast crude, while ICE Murban Futures will bring transparent pricing to a fuel that helps meet regional demand.

Liquid, global energy markets, including the broadest range of natural gas benchmarks from the U.S. and Canada, to Europe and Asia. As the only global energy exchange and home to Brent, we have a depth of liquidity, tools and data for your risk management needs.

Natural Gas Liquids

ICE offers an electronic NGL marketplace for physical and futures trading.

ICE has been a leader in environmental markets for nearly two decades. Today, our environmental markets span Europe and North America — the world’s most liquid environmental markets.

Hundreds of financially-settled U.S. electric power futures contracts as well as UK and continental European power contracts, which bring all the benefits of exchange transparency and clearing.

Futures and options based on the world's most important international coal hubs, including Rotterdam (Europe), Newcastle (Australia), and Richards Bay (South Africa).

ICE energy insights

The globalization of natural gas gains momentum

Geopolitical shifts and a tight LNG market heighten the need to manage price and supply risks.

Why financial participants matter to the commodity markets

Exploring the role of ‘speculators’ in futures markets.

What are the differences between ICE Brent and NYMEX WTI futures?

Head of Oil Market Research, Mike Wittner shares why ICE Brent didn’t follow the same negative pricing path as NYMEX WTI.

Globalizing natural gas market drives liquidity in LNG futures

The way liquefied natural gas (LNG) is bought and sold is changing.

The globalization of natural gas gains momentum

Geopolitical shifts and a tight LNG market heighten the need to manage price and supply risks.

Why financial participants matter to the commodity markets

Exploring the role of ‘speculators’ in futures markets.

What are the differences between ICE Brent and NYMEX WTI futures?

Head of Oil Market Research, Mike Wittner shares why ICE Brent didn’t follow the same negative pricing path as NYMEX WTI.

Globalizing natural gas market drives liquidity in LNG futures

The way liquefied natural gas (LNG) is bought and sold is changing.

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