ATLANTA, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, provided the following statement on "flash trading", an equity market technique that allows certain market participants to preview buy- and sell-orders, and to act on them in advance of other market participants. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090727/CL51999LOGO) Flash orders are neither permitted nor available through ICE's trading platform. ICE does not offer access to any equity market in which these trades may occur. All order submissions and trade matches on ICE are treated in the same manner regardless of the customer, message frequency or proximity to the exchange. ICE offers among the most transparent and accessible trading platforms in the futures and OTC markets that it serves. In addition to being accessible via the Internet, the platform is also accessible through a complete range of affordable and secure connectivity and co-location offerings available to all market participants. About IntercontinentalExchange IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE:ICE) operates leading regulated exchanges, trading platforms and clearing houses serving the global markets for agricultural, credit, currency, emissions, energy and equity index markets. 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, currency and Russell Index markets. ICE offers trade execution and processing for the credit derivatives markets through Creditex and ICE Link(TM), respectively, and CDS clearing through ICE Trust(TM). A component of the Russell 1000 and S&P 500 indexes, ICE serves customers in more than 50 countries and is headquartered in Atlanta, with offices in New York, London, Chicago, Winnipeg, Calgary, Houston and Singapore. http://www.theice.com/ 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, 2008, as filed with the SEC on February 11, 2009. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090727/CL51999LOGODATASOURCE: IntercontinentalExchange CONTACT: Investor Contacts: Kelly Loeffler, VP, Investor Relations & Corp. Communications, +1-770-857-4726, , Sarah Stashak, Director, Investor & Public Relations, +1-770-857-0340, , both of IntercontinentalExchange Web Site: http://www.theice.com/

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