Atlanta, United States
Abbreviation
ICE
Location
Atlanta, United States
Region
Americas
Group
ICE
Product Types
Energy, Emissions, Agricultural, Biofuels, Financial
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) was founded in 2000 to digitize the energy markets and provide greater pricing transparency. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, ICE has grown into a global network of exchanges, clearing houses, and data services spanning energy, agricultural, financial, and emissions markets. ICE operates multiple regulated markets including ICE Futures U.S., ICE Futures Europe, and the NYSE, serving participants in over 100 countries.
Flett Exchange was a New Jersey-based electronic exchange for environmental commodity credits, established around 2004. Flett specialised in US environmental market instruments including NOx (nitrogen oxide) allowances under the EPA SIP Call, SO2 (sulphur dioxide) allowances under the Acid Rain Program, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon allowances, and Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). The exchange served power generators, utilities, and compliance buyers navigating the complex US state and federal cap-and-trade regulatory frameworks for air emissions.
Nadex (North American Derivatives Exchange) is a CFTC-regulated exchange specialising in binary options and knock-outs contracts for US retail traders. Originally founded as HedgeStreet in 2004 and acquired by UK-listed IG Group in 2007, it was rebranded as Nadex in 2009. Nadex offers short-term binary option and spread contracts on forex pairs, equity indices, commodity markets (crude oil, gold, natural gas), and economic events. It serves as a retail-accessible venue for limited-risk derivatives trading.
The Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) was North America's first and only voluntary, legally binding greenhouse gas emission reduction and trading system. Founded in 2003 by economist Richard Sandor, CCX allowed member companies to make binding commitments to reduce carbon emissions and trade Carbon Financial Instruments (CFIs). Acquired by ICE (Intercontinental Exchange) in 2010, CCX ceased operations the same year after voluntary carbon credit prices collapsed following the failure of US cap-and-trade legislation.
LedgerX was the first CFTC-regulated bitcoin derivatives exchange in the United States, offering bitcoin options and futures contracts to institutional and retail participants. Founded in 2013 and launching trading in 2017, LedgerX pioneered regulated crypto derivatives clearing. In 2021, it was acquired by FTX and rebranded as FTX US Derivatives. Following the catastrophic collapse of the FTX exchange group in November 2022, FTX US Derivatives ceased operations.