Data Sources
Exchange & Index Provider
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
Owner of the world's most liquid carbon derivatives markets and the ICE Carbon Futures Index family.
About
ICE operates global exchanges, clearing houses, and data services. Its environmental markets have traded ~$1 trillion notional annually for five consecutive years, and it is the only benchmark provider with direct exchange ownership of the carbon futures data underpinning its indices.
What they provide
- EU Allowance (EUA), UKA, CCA, RGGI futures and options
- ICE Carbon Futures Index family (excess / total / spot return)
- Real-time environmental market data feeds
- ESMA- and FCA-recognised benchmark administration
Institutional use cases
- Real-time EU ETS hedging and basis-risk elimination
- Building compliance-market benchmark exposure
- Sourcing regulated benchmark data for audit-defensible pricing
Coverage & cadence
Global compliance carbon markets; real-time latency.
How C100 uses this source
ICE futures curves anchor C100's compliance-market signals across EUA, CCA, RGGI, and UKA.
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