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...macht Märkte für so ziemlich alles:

Global Commodity, Currency, Credit & Equity Index Markets

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE) operates leading regulated exchanges, trading platforms and clearing houses serving global markets for agricultural, credit, currency, emissions, energy and equity index markets. ICE operates three futures exchanges including London-based ICE Futures Europe, which hosts trading in half of the world's crude and refined oil futures contracts traded each day. ICE Futures U.S. and ICE Futures Canada list agricultural, currency and Russell Index futures and options markets. ICE also provides trade execution, processing and clearing services for the over-the-counter (OTC) energy and credit derivatives markets. A component of the Russell 1000® and S&P 500 indexes, ICE serves customers in more than 55 countries and is headquartered in Atlanta, with offices in New York, London, Chicago, Winnipeg, Calgary, Houston and Singapore.

ICE offers market participants a range of trading and risk management services globally:

Benchmark Futures Contracts
ICE Futures Europe offers liquid markets for hedging price risk in the world's leading oil benchmarks: ICE Brent crude futures, and ICE West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures. ICE Futures U.S. provides risk managers and investors a global marketplace for exclusive futures and options contracts such as Sugar No 11, Sugar No. 16, Cotton No. 2, Coffee "C", Russell Indexes , foreign exchange, and the ICE U.S. Dollar Index. ICE Futures Canada hosts the world's leading canola futures markets.

Risk Management Via Global Central Counterparty Clearinghouses
ICE's clearing operations comprise five regulated clearing houses, across the U.S., Europe and Canada. Each provides risk management, capital efficiency and maximum financial safeguards, to offer security for global market participants in today's dynamic environment.

Integrated Access To Global Derivatives Markets
In addition to futures markets, ICE's integrated marketplace offers OTC energy markets, including cleared and bilateral products for oil, natural gas and power on a widely-distributed electronic platform that flexibly accommodates trading needs and ever-changing market conditions, allowing ICE users to manage risks confidently, in real-time.

Leading Electronic Trading Platform
ICE's electronic trading platform provides rapid trade execution and is one of the world's most flexible, efficient and secure derivatives trading systems. Accessible via direct connections, telecom hubs, the Internet or through a number of ISVs, ICE's transaction time is among the fastest in the futures industry. ICE also offers numerous APIs for accessing futures and OTC markets, including a FIX API.

Transparency and Regulation
Price transparency is vital to efficient and equitable markets. ICE offers unprecedented price transparency in its futures and OTC markets. Trades are executed on a first-in/first-out basis, ensuring fair execution priority. ICE also displays a live ticker of all deal terms and maintains an electronic file of all transactions conducted in its markets. ICE's markets are subject to applicable regulation in the country of domicile, as well as subject to regulatory requirements of the jurisdictions where ICE operates. For more information, please visit ICE Regulation.

Independent Governance
ICE adheres to best practices in corporate governance in operating its marketplace. ICE's Board of Directors is independent, ensuring that the Board acts impartially when making decisions that affect operations, markets and shareholders. To further facilitate fair trading practices, neither ICE's employees nor its Board participate in commodity trading activities, thus avoiding potential conflicts of interest. For more information, please visit ICE Governance.

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2011er-Zahlen kamen letzte Woche:

Gewinn von 398 auf 510 Mio. USD gestiegen, macht knapp 20% EK-Rendite;

Dividenden scheint es nicht zu geben

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Übernahme: http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/soziales/us-boerse-ice-will…

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die Akquisition hat sehr lange gedauert...:


INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF NYSE EURONEXT

November 13, 2013
- Creates the Leading Network of Global Derivatives and Equity Exchanges
- Focused on Driving Benefits for Markets and Shareholders
ATLANTA and NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition of NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX). The stock-and-cash transaction has a total value of approximately $11 billion. The combination creates the premier operator of global exchanges diversified across a range of asset classes spanning interest rates, equities and equity derivatives, credit derivatives, bonds, foreign exchange, energy, metals and agricultural commodities.

The company has a combined market capitalization of $23 billion. The combined company operates 16 global exchanges and five central clearing houses, and is on track to be the leader in global capital raising for the second consecutive year. ICE and NYSE Euronext businesses will continue to operate under their respective brand names. As previously announced, the company expects to conduct an IPO for the Euronext group of Continental European exchanges as a stand-alone entity, subject to market conditions and regulatory approvals.

"This is a game changing transaction," said ICE Chairman and CEO Jeffrey C. Sprecher . "ICE now leads in terms of the breadth and depth of services, best-in-class technology, and access to markets and capital. We have significant opportunities ahead both to grow and to make the business more efficient and competitive. Our team will continue to keep our customers front and center on everything we do, while bringing new products to market in real time. We look forward to unlocking value together both for customers and shareholders."

ICE President and NYSE Group CEO Duncan L. Niederauer , stated, "This is a great strategic fit for both companies. We now have a stronger and more diversified business model, which leverages the iconic NYSE Euronext brand, our leadership in listings, equity options and interest rate markets with ICE's attractive portfolio of markets, clearing houses and technology for the global derivatives markets."

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Gewinn von 2013 auf 2014 fast ver-4x-facth, Aktie trotzdem teuer

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