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Equity Bottom-Up

Intercontinental Exchange / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Intercontinental Exchange Inc.</li><li>(ICE) delivered strong financial results for the fourth quarter of 2023, posting a record net revenue of $2.2 billion, representing a 7% increase compared to the same period last year.</li><li>The record figures were driven by lower compensation expense and accelerated expense synergies which led to earnings per share of $1.33, up 6% year-on-year.</li></ul>

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.(ICE) delivered strong financial results for the fourth quarter of 2023, posting a record net revenue of $2.2 billion, representing a 7% increase compared to the same period last year.The record figures were driven by lower compensation expense and accelerated expense synergies which led to earnings per share of $1.33, up 6% year-on-year.

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<ul><li>Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. managed to exceed analyst expectations in terms of revenue as well as earnings, with adjusted earnings per share reaching a historic high at $1.46, marking an 11% increase from the previous year.</li><li>Net revenues also soared to $2 billion, exhibiting a 4% pro forma increase, primarily fueled by a substantial double-digit surge in the Exchange segment.</li><li>Transaction revenues, notably in energy, surged by 13%, with a significant 42% growth in energy revenues, particularly in global natural gas.</li></ul>

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. managed to exceed analyst expectations in terms of revenue as well as earnings, with adjusted earnings per share reaching a historic high at $1.46, marking an 11% increase from the previous year.Net revenues also soared to $2 billion, exhibiting a 4% pro forma increase, primarily fueled by a substantial double-digit surge in the Exchange segment.Transaction revenues, notably in energy, surged by 13%, with a significant 42% growth in energy revenues, particularly in global natural gas.

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Alpha-Centric ESG Research

Kyle Rudden

Recent mainstreaming of sustainability and ESG-minded investing has spawned a superabundance of "green" investment products. Today's carte of mainstay ESG products – namely exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds – is so saturated that most new products are just more of the same; perhaps with a minor new spin on an old ESG theme (low carbon, no carbon, efficient carbon).... solutions without problems in need of solving.Once in a while, something special comes along. Not just a new paint job on an old vehicle but an entirely new ESG asset class and product category. New tools for the ESG investor's toolbox. Such as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/singapore-exchange-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1047:1" rel="noopener">Singapore Exchange (SGX SP)</a> ESG futures, which enable ESG-tilted exposure in REITs via <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sgx-nikkei-esg-reit-index-futures" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33480:1" rel="noopener">SGX Nikkei ESG-REIT Index Futures (JRTA INDEX)</a>, and other ESG-related hedging and arbitrage.... solutions to real problems for "green" finance.One in a blue moon, something extraordinarily special comes along. Not just a new ESG asset class and product category, but a potential game-changer that disrupts and transforms sustainable/ESG investing and finance. In many ways, for many stakeholders. A remedy for the most universal and agonizing pain points for sustainable finance, and possibly the key to global sustainability.Nothing extraordinarily special has come along yet.Still too much uncertainty for grandiose adjectives.But last week's announcement from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Intrinsic Exchange Group (IEG) – regarding their new asset class called "Natural Asset Companies" (NACs) – portends that kind of blue-moon game-changer. NACs are still under development, with existential details still undetermined. But the potential impact of NACs is epic, for a rare trifecta of reasons:<ol>
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Product/Market Fit: NACs make a lot of sense, and from what we know so far could be among the best (if not the best) product/market fits ever for new ESG asset class/product launches.</li>
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Addressable Market: The potential market for NACs is huge due to the magnitude of natural capital, and broad relevance of NACs. It is a market potential measured in trillions of dollars.</li>
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Perfect Partnership: NYSE/IEG is the partnership most likely to succeed at something such as  this; complementary skills sets, and with a well-developed product right out of the gate.</li>
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Recent mainstreaming of sustainability and ESG-minded investing has spawned a superabundance of "green" investment products. Today's carte of mainstay ESG products – namely exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds – is so saturated that most new products are just more of the same; perhaps with a minor new spin on an old ESG theme (low carbon, no carbon, efficient carbon).... solutions without problems in need of solving.Once in a while, something special comes along. Not just a new paint job on an old vehicle but an entirely new ESG asset class and product category. New tools for the ESG investor's toolbox. Such as Singapore Exchange (SGX SP) ESG futures, which enable ESG-tilted exposure in REITs via SGX Nikkei ESG-REIT Index Futures (JRTA INDEX), and other ESG-related hedging and arbitrage.... solutions to real problems for "green" finance.One in a blue moon, something extraordinarily special comes along. Not just a new ESG asset class and product category, but a potential game-changer that disrupts and transforms sustainable/ESG investing and finance. In many ways, for many stakeholders. A remedy for the most universal and agonizing pain points for sustainable finance, and possibly the key to global sustainability.Nothing extraordinarily special has come along yet.Still too much uncertainty for grandiose adjectives.But last week's announcement from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Intrinsic Exchange Group (IEG) – regarding their new asset class called "Natural Asset Companies" (NACs) – portends that kind of blue-moon game-changer. NACs are still under development, with existential details still undetermined. But the potential impact of NACs is epic, for a rare trifecta of reasons:

Product/Market Fit: NACs make a lot of sense, and from what we know so far could be among the best (if not the best) product/market fits ever for new ESG asset class/product launches.

Addressable Market: The potential market for NACs is huge due to the magnitude of natural capital, and broad relevance of NACs. It is a market potential measured in trillions of dollars.

Perfect Partnership: NYSE/IEG is the partnership most likely to succeed at something such as  this; complementary skills sets, and with a well-developed product right out of the gate.


Natural Asset Companies (NACs): New ESG Asset Class Aims to Transform Sustainable Capital Markets

Credit

<ul><li>Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. had a strong quarter, with adjusted earnings per share of $1.43, an increase of 8% over the prior year.</li><li>In the Exchange segment, net revenues totaled $1.1 billion, up 9% over the prior year.</li><li>Also, because of these improvements, they have seen a roughly 60% increase in energy volume performed through their ICE Chat platform over the first half of this year.</li></ul>

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. had a strong quarter, with adjusted earnings per share of $1.43, an increase of 8% over the prior year.In the Exchange segment, net revenues totaled $1.1 billion, up 9% over the prior year.Also, because of these improvements, they have seen a roughly 60% increase in energy volume performed through their ICE Chat platform over the first half of this year.

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.: Launch of CORSIA Carbon Credit Futures Market & Other Major Developments

<ul><li>Intercontinental Exchange managed to exceed analyst expectations in terms of revenue as well as earnings.</li><li>Their interest rate markets also saw volume rise in the first quarter due to increased hedging activity from central bank activities and banking concerns.</li><li>Intercontinental Exchange also had significant volumes in its SONIA contract, up 12% from the previous year.</li></ul>

Intercontinental Exchange managed to exceed analyst expectations in terms of revenue as well as earnings.Their interest rate markets also saw volume rise in the first quarter due to increased hedging activity from central bank activities and banking concerns.Intercontinental Exchange also had significant volumes in its SONIA contract, up 12% from the previous year.

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.: Noteworthy Success Of The Multi-Currency

United States

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. operates global commodity and financial products marketplaces.  The Company operates electronic energy markets and soft commodity exchanges as well.  ICE offers access to contracts based on crude oil and refined products, natural gas, power and emissions, as well as agricultural commodities including cocoa, coffee, cotton, orange juice, and sugar.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE US)

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