Welcome to ICE Coal Futures

Coal: A rising commodity

Fuelled by concerns over energy security, coal has seen a stellar rise in the commodity world over the last few years. Today, coal remains the fastest growing fuel in the world and the prime fuel for power generation, providing 40% of the world's electricity.

The market for international seaborne coal has changed dramatically over the last few years:

• Sizeable growth of spot trading and emergence of standardised contracts
• Significant increase in price volatility and need for risk management
• Trading environment radically constrained by credit default risk

Next Generation Coal Price Risk Management

ICE Futures Europe^® provides coal price risk management products for the world's largest coal hubs: Rotterdam (Europe), Richards Bay (South Africa) and Newcastle (Australia).

By introducing clearing to the coal market, the ICE coal Futures portfolio has contributed to releasing market liquidity dampened by the credit crisis.

• Counterparty risk is eliminated
• Market participants able to trade greater volumes
• Barriers to financial coal market entry are drastically reduced
• Hedge funds and other investors can access the coal market

Track the success of the ICE Coal Futures portfolio

Traded Volume for the ICE Coal Futures Contracts