The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is an American Fortune 500 company formed in 2000 that helps facilitate the operation of global exchanges and clearing houses to provide financial, mortgage, and technology data and listings services. The ICE operates and owns asset exchanges for financial, derivatives, and commodity marketplaces around the world, operating under 12 specific regulated exchanges and marketplaces including ICE futures exchanges in the US, Canada, and Europe. The Intercontinental Exchange was built to help facilitate the trading of derivatives and various asset class types on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the former London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE), subsequently renamed as ICE Futures Europe.
