About Business
Intercontinental Exchange is a U.S.-based financial services company founded in 2000 that provides business services, financial markets, financial services, and technology services. The company is also listed on the Fortune 500 and also owns and runs 12 regulated exchanges and marketplaces. Some of the marketplace includes ICE future exchanges in the U.S., Europe, and Canada. The company was originally started by Jeffrey Sprecher, a power plant developer who put the idea of a seamless marketplace in natural gas. Then, he acquired Continental Power Exchange, Inc. with a plan of creating an internet-based platform to provide a flexible market structure for energy commodity trading in the country.
