v3.25.4

Clearing Operations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Broker-Dealer [Abstract] |
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 |  | Exchange where Executed |  | Location
ICE Clear Europe |  | Energy, agricultural, interest rates and equity index futures and options contracts |  | ICE Futures Europe, ICE Futures U.S., ICE Endex and ICE Futures Abu Dhabi |  | U.K.
ICE Clear U.S. |  | Agricultural, metals, foreign exchange, or FX, interest rate and equity index futures and/or 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
Schedule Of Guaranty Fund Contribution and Default Insurance | Such amounts are recorded as long-term restricted cash and cash equivalents and long-term restricted investments in our balance sheets and are as follows (in millions):
|  |  | ICE Portion of Guaranty Fund Contribution |  | Default insurance |
|  |  | As of December 31, |  | As of December 31, |
Clearing House |  |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |
ICE Clear Europe |  |  | $197 |  | $197 |  | $100 |  | $100 |
ICE Clear U.S. |  |  | 75 |  |  | 75 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 25 |  |
ICE Clear Credit |  |  | 50 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 75 |  |  | 75 |  |
ICE Clear Netherlands |  |  | 13 |  |  | 2 |  |  | N/A |  | N/A |
ICE Clear Singapore |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | N/A |  | N/A |
ICE NGX |  |  | 45 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 200 |  |  | 200 |  |
Total |  |  | $381 |  | $370 |  | $400 |  | $400 |
Schedule Of Margin Deposits And Guaranty Funds Assets | As of December 31, 2025, our cash and invested margin deposits were as follows (in millions):
| 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/payable, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 918 |  |  | — |  |  | 918 |
Total | $ | 43,702 |  |  | $ | 27,951 |  |  | $ | 7,905 |  |  | $ | 1,658 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 81,226 |
As of December 31, 2024, our cash and invested margin deposits were as follows (in millions):
| ICE Clear Europe |  | ICE Clear Credit |  | ICE Clear U.S. |  | ICE NGX |  | Other ICE Clearing Houses |  | Total
Original margin | $ | 45,427 |  |  | $ | 23,843 |  |  | $ | 7,069 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 76,343 |
Unsettled variation margin, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 934 |  |  | — |  |  | 934 |
Guaranty fund | 2,353 |  |  | 3,312 |  |  | 660 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | 6,330 |
Delivery contracts receivable/payable, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 705 |  |  | — |  |  | 705 |
Total | $ | 47,780 |  |  | $ | 27,155 |  |  | $ | 7,729 |  |  | $ | 1,639 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 84,312 |
Schedule of Cash Accounts | Details of our deposits are as follows (in millions):
Cash and Cash Equivalent Margin Deposits and Guaranty Funds
|  |  |  | As of December 31,
Clearing House |  | Investment Type |  | 2025 |  | 2024
ICE Clear Europe |  | National bank account |  | $ | 5,368 |  |  | $ | 4,817 |
ICE Clear Europe |  | Reverse repo |  | 33,020 |  |  | 37,276 |
ICE Clear Europe |  | Sovereign debt |  | 2,359 |  |  | 4,515 |
ICE Clear Europe |  | Demand deposits |  | 176 |  |  | 648 |
ICE Clear Credit |  | National bank account |  | 19,422 |  |  | 20,369 |
ICE Clear Credit |  | Reverse repo |  | 4,965 |  |  | 4,089 |
ICE Clear Credit |  | Demand deposits |  | 3,564 |  |  | 2,697 |
ICE Clear U.S. |  | Reverse repo |  | 7,342 |  |  | 7,382 |
ICE Clear U.S. |  | Sovereign debt |  | 563 |  |  | 347 |
Other ICE Clearing Houses |  | Demand deposits |  | 10 |  |  | 9 |
Total cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds |  | $ | 76,789 |  |  | $ | 82,149 |
Invested Deposits, Delivery Contracts Receivable and Unsettled Variation Margin
|  |  |  | As of December 31,
Clearing House |  | Investment Type |  | 2025 |  | 2024
ICE NGX |  | Unsettled variation margin and delivery contracts receivable |  | $ | 1,658 |  |  | $ | 1,639 |
ICE Clear Europe |  | Invested deposits - sovereign debt |  | 2,779 |  |  | 524 |
Total invested deposits, delivery contracts receivable and unsettled variation margin |  | $ | 4,437 |  |  | $ | 2,163 |
Schedule Of Assets Pledged By Clearing Members As Original Margin And Guaranty Fund Deposits |
| 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 |
| As of December 31, 2024
| ICE Clear Europe |  | ICE Clear Credit |  | ICE Clear U.S. |  | ICE NGX |  |  |  | Total
Original margin: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government securities at face value | $ | 33,884 |  |  | $ | 31,590 |  |  | $ | 15,186 |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | 80,660 |
Letters of credit | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,391 |  |  |  |  | 4,391 |
Emissions certificates at fair value | 585 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 585 |
ICE NGX cash deposits | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 723 |  |  |  |  | 723 |
Total | $ | 34,469 |  |  | $ | 31,590 |  |  | $ | 15,186 |  |  | $ | 5,114 |  |  |  |  | $ | 86,359 |
Guaranty fund: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government securities at face value | $ | 747 |  |  | $ | 1,389 |  |  | $ | 281 |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,417 |

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