ICE plans futures contracts tied to central bank rates and gas storage

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) announced plans to launch cash-settled futures contracts linked to global central bank rate decisions and U.S. natural gas storage reports, according to a press release from the company.

The contracts are scheduled to launch on August 10, 2026, subject to regulatory approval. They will be based on monetary policy decisions from the U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, and the Bank of England, as well as on weekly U.S. natural gas storage inventory data published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

The product codes for the new contracts are: OID, OIS, OIR, EUD, EUS, EUR, MPL, MPS, MPR, and EWP.

"ICE's expansion into economic indicator contracts reflects demand for regulated onshore products that allow customers to take positions on economically relevant risks that shape markets," said Trabue Bland, Senior Vice President of Futures Markets at ICE.

The contracts are designed to provide exchange-traded and centrally-cleared instruments for market participants seeking exposure to specific economic events. ICE noted the new products follow its recent launch of a Polymarket Signals and Sentiment service, which offers normalized data feeds representing prediction market probabilities for institutional traders.

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