Cotton No. 2 Market Information - ICE Futures U.S. Exchange
IntercontinentalExchange® (ICE®) became the center of global
trading in "soft " commodities with its acquisition of the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) in 2007. Now known as
ICE Futures U.S®, the exchange offers futures and options on futures on soft commodities include coffee, cocoa, frozen
concentrated orange juice, sugar and cotton.
Cotton
futures have traded in New York since 1870, first on the New York Cotton Exchange, then on the New York Board of Trade and
now on ICE Futures U.S. Options on cotton futures were introduced on the NYBOT in 1984. Futures and options on futures have
been used by the domestic and global cotton industries to price and hedge transactions. Because cotton is at the center of
the global textiles industry, it is a preferred contract among commodity trading advisors and hedge funds. ICE Futures U.S.
is the exclusive global market for Cotton No. 2 futures and options.
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