ICE · 10-Q · 2026Q2 · Full report

Interest Rate Derivatives Growth

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. · 2026-07-30 · Importance 59 · Surprise 82

Financial futures and options volume increased 44% for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 23% for the three months ended June 30, 2026. Interest-rate futures and options volume increased 47% and 24% in the respective periods, while related revenue increased 52% and 25%. The growth was driven largely by heightened volatility after the late-February 2026 U.S.-Iran conflict triggered a global energy supply shock and materially changed central-bank rate expectations. Financial futures and options open interest reached 46.203 million contracts at June 30, 2026, up from 31.631 million a year earlier.

Key facts

• Interest rate futures and options volume increased 47% for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 24% for the three months ended June 30, 2026, versus comparable periods in 2025, and revenues increased 52% and 25% for the six and three months ended June 30, 2026, respectively. source