IntercontinentalExchange Says Thursday Dollar Index Futures Volume Sets Record

IntercontinentalExchange

, a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, today reported record daily volume in the ICE U.S. Dollar Index (USDX) futures contract of 116,372 contracts on June 6, 2013 . The notional value of USDX contracts traded was approximately $9.5 billion . The previous daily volume record of 88,394 contracts was established on March 13 , 2013. Year to date through May, ADV for the USDX is 34,707, up 27% over the same period last year. ICE USDX futures and options on futures trade exclusively on ICE Futures U.S. 22 hours a day. Introduced in 1985, ICE's USDX futures contract is the global benchmark for the value of the U.S. dollar and is the world's most heavily traded currency index futures contract.