Clearing Operations (Tables)
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6 Months Ended |
Jun. 30, 2026 |
| Broker-Dealer [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of Guaranty Fund Contribution |
Our clearing houses are responsible for providing clearing services to each of our futures exchanges, and in some cases to third-party execution venues, and are as follows, referred to herein collectively as "the ICE Clearing Houses": | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Clearing House | | Products Cleared | | Execution Venues | | Location | | ICE Clear Europe | | Energy, agricultural, interest rates and equity index futures and options contracts | | ICE Futures Europe, ICE Futures U.S., ICE Endex, ICE Futures Abu Dhabi and ICE Endex Spot Ltd | | U.K. | | ICE Clear U.S. | | Agricultural, metals, foreign exchange, or FX, interest rate and equity index futures and options contracts | | ICE Futures U.S. | | U.S. | | ICE Clear Credit | | OTC North American, European, Asian-Pacific and Emerging Market CDS instruments | | ICE Swap Trade and other unaffiliated third-party venues | | U.S. | | ICE Clear Netherlands | | Equity, equity indices and interest rate derivatives | | ICE Endex and ICE Futures Europe | | The Netherlands | | ICE Clear Singapore | | Energy, metals and financial futures products | | ICE Futures Singapore | | Singapore | | ICE NGX | | Physical North American natural gas, environmental commodities and physical and financial electricity | | ICE NGX | | Canada |
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| Schedule of Cash and Invested Deposits |
The unsettled variation margin and delivered contracts receivable balance at ICE NGX and the cash collateral posted by Members at our mutualized clearing houses are broken out by margin requirement and clearing house as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | As of June 30, 2026 | | ICE Clear Europe | | ICE Clear Credit | | ICE Clear U.S. | | ICE NGX | | Other ICE Clearing Houses | | Total | Original margin | $ | 69,296 | | | $ | 27,594 | | | $ | 9,535 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5 | | | $ | 106,430 | | Unsettled variation margin, net | — | | | — | | | — | | | 341 | | | — | | | 341 | | Guaranty fund | 4,138 | | | 4,799 | | | 784 | | | — | | | 4 | | | 9,725 | | Delivery contracts receivable, net | — | | | — | | | — | | | 416 | | | — | | | 416 | | Total | $ | 73,434 | | | $ | 32,393 | | | $ | 10,319 | | | $ | 757 | | | $ | 9 | | | $ | 116,912 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | As of December 31, 2025 | | ICE Clear Europe | | ICE Clear Credit | | ICE Clear U.S. | | ICE NGX | | Other ICE Clearing Houses | | Total | Original margin | $ | 40,627 | | | $ | 23,965 | | | $ | 7,088 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4 | | | $ | 71,684 | | Unsettled variation margin, net | — | | | — | | | — | | | 740 | | | — | | | 740 | | Guaranty fund | 3,075 | | | 3,986 | | | 817 | | | — | | | 6 | | | 7,884 | | Delivery contracts receivable, net | — | | | — | | | — | | | 918 | | | — | | | 918 | | Total | $ | 43,702 | | | $ | 27,951 | | | $ | 7,905 | | | $ | 1,658 | | | $ | 10 | | | $ | 81,226 | |
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| Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents |
Details of our deposits are as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cash and Cash Equivalent Margin Deposits and Guaranty Funds | | Clearing House | | Investment Type | | | As of June 30, 2026 | | | As of December 31, 2025 | | ICE Clear Europe | | National bank account | | | $ | 5,609 | | | | $ | 5,368 | | | ICE Clear Europe | | Reverse repo | | | 58,525 | | | | 33,020 | | | ICE Clear Europe | | Sovereign debt | | | 7,644 | | | | 2,359 | | | ICE Clear Europe | | Demand deposits | | | 100 | | | | 176 | | | ICE Clear Credit | | National bank account | | | 22,992 | | | | 19,422 | | | ICE Clear Credit | | Reverse repo | | | 5,882 | | | | 4,965 | | | ICE Clear Credit | | Demand deposits | | | 3,519 | | | | 3,564 | | | ICE Clear U.S. | | Reverse repo | | | 9,822 | | | | 7,342 | | | ICE Clear U.S. | | Sovereign debt | | | 497 | | | | 563 | | | Other ICE Clearing Houses | | Demand deposits | | | 9 | | | | 10 | | | Total cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds | | | $ | 114,599 | | | | $ | 76,789 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Invested Deposits, Delivery Contracts Receivable and Unsettled Variation Margin | | | | | | | | | | Clearing House | | Investment Type | | | As of June 30, 2026 | | | As of December 31, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | ICE NGX | | Unsettled variation margin and delivery contracts receivable | | | $ | 757 | | | | $ | 1,658 | | | | | | | | | | | ICE Clear Europe | | Invested deposits - sovereign debt | | | 1,556 | | | | 2,779 | | | | | | | | | | | Total invested deposits, delivery contracts receivable and unsettled variation margin | | | $ | 2,313 | | | | $ | 4,437 | | | | | | | | | |
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| Schedule of Assets Pledged by Clearing Members as Original Margin and Guaranty Fund Deposits |
These pledged assets are not reflected in our balance sheets and are as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | As of June 30, 2026 | | ICE Clear Europe | | ICE Clear Credit | | ICE Clear U.S. | | ICE NGX | | | Total | Original margin: | | | | | | | | | | | Government securities at face value | $ | 47,175 | | | $ | 41,535 | | | $ | 21,535 | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 110,245 | | Letters of credit | — | | | — | | | — | | | 3,028 | | | | 3,028 | | Emissions certificates at fair value | 982 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | | 982 | | ICE NGX cash deposits | — | | | — | | | — | | | 555 | | | | 555 | | | Total | $ | 48,157 | | | $ | 41,535 | | | $ | 21,535 | | | $ | 3,583 | | | | $ | 114,810 | | Guaranty fund: | | | | | | | | | | | Government securities at face value | $ | 1,022 | | | $ | 2,253 | | | $ | 301 | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 3,576 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | As of December 31, 2025 | | ICE Clear Europe | | ICE Clear Credit | | ICE Clear U.S. | | ICE NGX | | | Total | Original margin: | | | | | | | | | | | Government securities at face value | $ | 26,797 | | | $ | 38,504 | | | $ | 14,337 | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 79,638 | | Letters of credit | — | | | — | | | — | | | 3,960 | | | | 3,960 | | Emissions certificates at fair value | 1,399 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | | 1,399 | | ICE NGX cash deposits | — | | | — | | | — | | | 947 | | | | 947 | | | Total | $ | 28,196 | | | $ | 38,504 | | | $ | 14,337 | | | $ | 4,907 | | | | $ | 85,944 | | Guaranty fund: | | | | | | | | | | | Government securities at face value | $ | 736 | | | $ | 1,944 | | | $ | 287 | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 2,967 | |
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| Schedule of Guaranty Fund Contribution and Default Insurance |
ICE's contribution to the respective guaranty funds and default insurance is broken out by each ICE Clearing House as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ICE Portion of Guaranty Fund Contribution | | Default insurance | | Clearing House | | As of June 30, 2026 | | As of December 31, 2025 | | As of June 30, 2026 | | As of December 31, 2025 | | ICE Clear Europe | | $208 | | $197 | | $100 | | $100 | | ICE Clear U.S. | | 80 | | | 75 | | | 25 | | | 25 | | | ICE Clear Credit | | 50 | | | 50 | | | 75 | | | 75 | | | ICE Clear Netherlands | | 12 | | | 13 | | | N/A | | N/A | | ICE Clear Singapore | | 1 | | | 1 | | | N/A | | N/A | | ICE NGX | | 45 | | | 45 | | | 200 | | | 200 | | | Total | | $396 | | $381 | | $400 | | $400 |
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