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ANALYSIS: Policy shifts to drive energy, rates markets in 2025 – ICE

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has suggested the tailwinds behind record trading in 2024 are set to fuel derivatives activity in its key energy and interest rate markets this year.

Read time: 3 min

ICE revenue up 16% in 2024 owing to ‘all-weather’ business model

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) saw revenue increase 16% in 2024, hailing the resilience of its “all-weather” business model after a turbulent year of macroeconomic events.

Read time: 2 min

EEX volumes up 37% in January despite Nordic power futures slump

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has started 2025 strong with volumes up over a third in January, while Nordic power futures volumes notably plummeted before rival Euronext agreed a deal to buy the dominant market from Nasdaq.

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Featured Reports

Featured Reports provide an in-depth view on key industry events and market trends

e-Book: Unlocking the Power of Data in a Digital Trading World

The e-book highlights how FOW’s new data services drive precision, speed, and insight for modern market participants.

Read time: 7 min

Reference Data: The Essential Guide

As financial markets, assets, products, and participants expand, reference data becomes increasingly vital to market operations and decision-making.

Read time: 15 min

FOW Spotlight

Regular Spotlights will highlight a specific and topical industry theme with timely and curated content including articles, blogs, webinars etc.

DORA: Raising the bar for operational resilience

New financial market regulation in the form of the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) came into force on 17 January 2025. From this date, financial entities - and their ICT (information and communication technology) service providers must meet new compliance obligations with respect to assuring (and demonstrating) the highest standards of operational resilience.

Read time: 3 min

Garbage In, Garbage Out: The imperative for accurate data in an AI-driven world

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly transforming the financial services sector, particularly in trade execution and associated transaction processing workflows. AI's ability to quickly process very large amounts of data and derive actionable insights opens up a plethora of opportunities in the world of financial trading, especially in the context of reference data.

Read time: 4 min

FOW Professional: Timely market intelligence and detailed data at your fingertips

In the fast-paced world of financial markets, access to accurate data and timely market commentary can be the difference between making informed decisions and missing opportunities.

Read time: 3 min