Also on Wednesday, ICE Futures reached a new exchange-wide daily record of
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of Evaluation and Benchmark of Information Technology at North American Power
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As of March 8, total trading
volume since launch exceeded the one million contract mark, as open interest
exceeded 100,000 for the first time. The contract also achieved two
consecutive days of record volume on March 7 and 8 of over 70,000 contracts. local London time, or from 8:00 p.S .

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involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the benefits
associated with ICE WTI Crude futures.

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As of
the close of trading yesterday , open interest in the contract reached 102,196
contracts. Total volume in ICE WTI Crude futures from February 3 through
March 8 stands at 1,111,794 contracts.S. DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http://www.newscom. The key metrics in the report provide a
basis by which IT costs and effectiveness in the power marketing business can
be measured.

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The report examines the application and technology infrastructures at 40
North American power marketing functions including power marketers, IOU's,
municipal utilities and Generators.

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Information provided includes:

- Industry benchmarks of IT costs and effectiveness;
- Reports on IT budget and resource trends;
- Reports on application replacement rates and plans to replace
applications in the future; and
- True picture of the state of integration in the power marketing
function

Topics covered in the report include:

- The North American Power Marketing Industry
- Industry Structure
- Survey and Benchmark
- Wholesale Applications
- Retail Applications
- Information Technology
- Summary + Conclusions

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ICE Futures Posts New Exchange-wide and Gas Oil Futures Records

ATLANTA, IntercontinentalExchange
(NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace , announced three major
milestones reached in the new ICE West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude futures
contract launched February 3 at ICE Futures.9% above the previous daily record of 364,064 contracts
on February 7, 2006.
The ICE WTI Crude futures contract trades electronically 21 hours a day ,
five days a week in the 37 jurisdictions globally where ICE Futures screens
have been approved , including the U.K.

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ICE WTI Crude futures set two consecutive volume records, with 70,500
contracts traded on March 7 and 71,174 contracts traded on March 8, compared
to the previous record established on February 15 of 61,601 contracts.
Eastern time.

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Trading in ICE WTI Crude Futures Hits Three Major Milestones: More Than One Million Contracts Traded Since Launch Open Interest Exceeds 100 000 for First Time

In addition, the IPE Gas Oil futures traded at ICE
Futures posted a new daily record of 98,474 contracts, exceeding the previous
daily record of 94,646 contracts traded on January 11, 2006.m.

About IntercontinentalExchange
IntercontinentalExchange (R) (NYSE: ICE) operates the leading electronic
global futures and OTC marketplace for trading energy commodity contracts,
including crude oil and refined products, natural gas, power and emissions.

ICE is
based in Atlanta, Georgia with offices in Calgary, Chicago, Houston, London,
New York and Singapore.

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architectural landscapes at North American power marketers for both retail and
wholesale power marketing.

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