IntercontinentalExchange, an electronic energy marketplace and soft commodity exchange, plans to open its ICETradingCenter at 2 World Financial Center in lower Manhattan on Thursday, April 12. The center is adjacent to the New York Board of Trade, ICE’s U.S.-based futures and options exchange.
The electronic trading center will serve qualified professional traders and provide access to ICE’s electronic markets across energy, soft commodities, and soon, foreign exchange and index products.
In addition, access to other derivatives and securities markets will be available so that traders can view and trade a broad range of markets. Available front-ends include WebICE, Trading Technologies (TT) and CQG, with others available on request. The center will also host electronic trading training courses.
“We saw a unique opportunity to leverage our location in lower Manhattan and our technology to address the demand for participation in ICE’s growing electronic derivatives marketplace,” said Jeffrey C. Sprecher, ICE’s chairman and CEO. “Our venue offers new and existing customers the opportunity to participate in the continued growth of ICE and NYBOT global markets, as well as to access other derivatives and securities markets from a high quality trading environment.”