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Moody's affirms Intercontinental Exchange's A3 rating following FTC's challenge to its Black Knight acquisition; outlook remains stable

Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) today affirmed Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.'s (ICE) A3 senior unsecured debt rating and its Prime-2 commercial paper rating. ICE's outlook remains stable. The rating action followed the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) 9 March 2023 announcement[1] that it is ...
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Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

Intercontinental Exchange is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company is a global operator of regulated exchanges, clearing houses and listings venues, and a provider of data services for commodity, financial, fixed income and equity markets. The company operates regulated marketplaces for listing, trading and clearing an array of derivatives contracts and securities across primary asset classes, including metals, equities, bonds and currencies, and also provides mortgage and technology services. In addition, the company provides data services to support the trading, investment, risk management and connectivity needs of customers. The company has two segments: Trading and Clearing and Data and Listings.

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