Investors traded a record volume of ICE Brent options in third quarter
ICE•A record 28 million ICE Brent options contracts traded in the third quarter of 2026, with daily average volume up 63% year over year to more than 437,200 contracts.
1. Record options trading
The Intercontinental Exchange said investors traded a record 28 million Brent options contracts in the third quarter of 2026. Daily average volume also set a record at more than 437,200 contracts, up 63% year over year.
2. Year-to-date activity
Investors traded 75.1 million ICE Brent options contracts between January and September, exceeding the 62.2 million contracts traded in all of 2025. Open interest was up 18% year over year to 4 million contracts, while average daily volume across ICE Brent futures and options markets rose 23% year to date. Brent crude futures ranged from $70 a barrel on July 2 to $110 on September 11, compared with a roughly $9 range in the third quarter of 2025.
