IntercontinentalExchange Market Update;; All Markets and Clearing Operations Open Wednesday, Oct. 31

ATLANTA, Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: [ ICE ]), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, announced today that the Russell equity index futures and options markets will open tonight at 8 p.m. ET and proceed with regular hours. ICE's clearing houses, including North American CDS clearing house ICE Clear Credit, will be open tomorrow, Wednesday, October 31 and follow regular hours.

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Access to ICE trading facilities at One North End Avenue will open upon lifting of the Evacuation Order for Zone A in New York.

All other ICE markets and clearing houses remain open and will continue to follow regular hours.

About IntercontinentalExchange

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: [ ICE ]) is a leading operator of regulated futures exchanges and over-the-counter markets for agricultural, credit, currency, emissions, energy and equity index contracts. ICE Futures Europe hosts trade in half of the world's crude and refined oil futures. ICE Futures U.S. and ICE Futures Canada list agricultural, currencies and Russell Index markets. ICE is also a leading operator of central clearing services for the futures and over-the-counter markets, with five regulated clearing houses across North America and Europe. ICE serves customers in more than 70 countries. [ www.theice.com ]

The following are trademarks of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. and/or its affiliated companies: IntercontinentalExchange, ICE, ICE and block design, ICE Futures Europe, ICE Clear Europe, ICE Clear Canada, ICE Clear US, ICE Futures U.S., and ICE OTC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For more information regarding registered trademarks owned by IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. and/or its affiliated companies, see [ https://www.theice.com/terms.jhtml ]

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 - Statements in this press release regarding IntercontinentalExchange's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see ICE's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors in ICE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as filed with the SEC on February 8, 2012, and ICE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, as filed with the SEC on August 1, 2012.

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IntercontinentalExchange Market Update;; All Markets and Clearing Operations Open Wednesday, Oct. 31