Quick facts
Contracting Parties (CPs)
More than 275 CPs in North America
Launch Date
February 10, 1994
Trading/Clearing Locations
Providing trading and/or clearing services at 95 natural gas (20 Canadian, 75 US) and 3 power regions
Physical Delivery
End to end anonymous delivery with physical backstopping
Contracting Parties (CPs)
More than 275 CPs in North America
Launch Date
February 10, 1994
Trading/Clearing Locations
Providing trading and/or clearing services at 95 natural gas (20 Canadian, 75 US) and 3 power regions
Physical Delivery
End to end anonymous delivery with physical backstopping
Benchmark Indices
Providing the benchmark price indices for physical natural gas, crude oil and financial power markets in Canada
Regulatory Recognition
Recognized exchange and clearinghouse in Canada and US with third country European clearinghouse recognition
Non-Mutualized Clearinghouse
All Contracting Parties direct clear with no mutualized clearinghouse obligations
Volumes Cleared
2021 average per month: Approximately 1,000 petajoules energy equivalent of natural gas and electricity. Total notional value of cleared energy in 2021 was approximately $49 Billion CAD.
Benchmark Indices
Providing the benchmark price indices for physical natural gas, crude oil and financial power markets in Canada
Regulatory Recognition
Recognized exchange and clearinghouse in Canada and US with third country European clearinghouse recognition
Non-Mutualized Clearinghouse
All Contracting Parties direct clear with no mutualized clearinghouse obligations
Volumes Cleared
2021 average per month: Approximately 1,000 petajoules energy equivalent of natural gas and electricity. Total notional value of cleared energy in 2021 was approximately $49 Billion CAD.
Value proposition
Transaction Technology
ICE NGX products and clearing services are available through ICE‘s global leading WebICE trading platform.
Liquidity
ICE NGX provides the most liquid electronic marketplace for physical natural gas and financial power products in Canada.
Clearing and Settlement
ICE NGX is the largest clearinghouse of physical natural gas and financial power in Canada. In the U.S., ICE NGX is the exclusive clearinghouse for ICE’s leading OTC physical natural gas markets.
Transaction Technology
ICE NGX products and clearing services are available through ICE‘s global leading WebICE trading platform.
Liquidity
ICE NGX provides the most liquid electronic marketplace for physical natural gas and financial power products in Canada.
Clearing and Settlement
ICE NGX is the largest clearinghouse of physical natural gas and financial power in Canada. In the U.S., ICE NGX is the exclusive clearinghouse for ICE’s leading OTC physical natural gas markets.
Clearinghouse Benefits
ICE Futures U.S. offers nearly 60 cross-currency futures contracts, including contracts on several emerging market currencies, and is home to the most widely recognized benchmark for the value of the U.S. dollar.
Price Indices
ICE NGX generates price indices from fixed price contracts traded in ICE NGX markets. These are available in realtime and are widely used by the industry to settle both ICE NGX traded and OTC contracts.
Clearinghouse Benefits
ICE Futures U.S. offers nearly 60 cross-currency futures contracts, including contracts on several emerging market currencies, and is home to the most widely recognized benchmark for the value of the U.S. dollar.
Price Indices
ICE NGX generates price indices from fixed price contracts traded in ICE NGX markets. These are available in realtime and are widely used by the industry to settle both ICE NGX traded and OTC contracts.
Product summary
ICE NGX’s Product Map outlines the physical locations in North America where customers can transact and receive the benefits of ICE NGX’s clearing model, one of the most secure, efficient and risk-free clearing environments available today.