Intercontinental Exchange Inc. $(ICE)$ announced record open interest $(OI)$ across its interest rate derivatives markets, reaching 42.3 million contracts on February 11, 2026, representing a 45% year-over-year increase. Total open interest across ICE’s futures and options markets also reached a record 116.5 million contracts. ICE SONIA futures and options, used for managing U.K. interest rate risk, hit a record OI of 15.4 million, up 63% year-over-year, while SONIA options reached a record 11.7 million, up 70%. In January 2025, a record 8.9 million SONIA options traded, with an average daily volume of 426,000 contracts. In addition, OI for Euribor derivatives rose 33% year-over-year to 22.7 million contracts, €STR futures OI increased by over 100% to 2.2 million, and SARON OI grew 16%. Open interest in Gilts, the U.K. government bond benchmark, was up 21% at 1.2 million contracts. ICE’s MPC Dated SONIA futures also saw growth, surpassing 51,000 contracts in open interest for the first time on January 29, 2026.

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