Intercontinental Exchange ICE reported solid average daily volume (ADV) for August 2021. ADV of 5.4 million contracts per day was up 12.3% year over year driven by higher volumes in Commodities, partly offset by lower Financials volumes. There were 22 trading days in August this year. Commodities ADV increased 19.8% to 3.4 million owing to 22.4% higher Energy ADV and 2.2% higher Agriculture and Metals ADV. Financials ADV slipped 0.1% attributable to lower foreign exchange volume. Nonetheless, Equity Indices volumes increased nearly 25% while Interest volumes inched up 0.1% to 1.5 million. Intercontinental Exchange develops and offers an array of products along with a broad range of risk management services including trade execution, market data, and pre- and post-trade processing and clearing services on an integrated platform. Its volume growth continues to drive Trading and Clearing revenues.