(CHICAGO – December 22, 2009)  Chicago Climate Futures Exchange® (CCFE®) trading reached a daily record volume of 23,252 contracts today. Additionally, total open interest on CCFE recently reached a record high of 167,929 on December 14, 2009.

Trading volume was concentrated in RGGI (17,496 futures and options contracts traded) and SFI® (5,511 futures and options contracts traded), with volumes also occurring in the CFI-US and REC-NJ contracts. More information on these and other CCFE listed products can be found here.

CCFE is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc (CCX®).

About Chicago Climate Exchange and Chicago Climate Futures Exchange
Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) is the world’s first and North America’s only legally binding, rules-based greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading system for all six greenhouse gases. CCX began trading in 2003 and today has more than 400 members who are leaders in greenhouse gas management and mitigation. Climate Exchange plc owns CCX, including the CCX-subsidiary Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE), as well as the European Climate Exchange (ECX). Climate Exchange plc is a publicly traded company listed on the AIM division of the London Stock Exchange (CLE.L). CCFE is a CFTC designated contract market which offers standardized and cleared futures and options contracts on more than 20 environmental products.