Filings Radar

SEC 8-K and 6-K filings classified by Claude with reasoning, plus Form 4 insider transactions. Ingested from EDGAR’s filing stream in near-real time, reconciled overnight.

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE)

CIK 0001571949 4 material events

Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

Open-market buys and sells only — the deliberate trades. Zero here doesn’t mean no filings: grants, option exercises and tax withholding (below) are compensation, not market trades.

Open-market · last 30 days: 0 buyers bought $0 6 sellers sold $4.5M
Open-market · last 90 days: 0 buyers bought $0 8 sellers sold $8.5M
InsiderRoleDateTransactionSharesValue
Edmonds Christopher Scott President, Fixed Income & Data 2026-09-01 Option exercise 10b5-1 5000 $287K
Edmonds Christopher Scott President, Fixed Income & Data 2026-09-01 Open-market sell 10b5-1 5000 $803K
Jackson Benjamin President 2026-09-01 Option exercise 10b5-1 6431 $369K
Jackson Benjamin President 2026-09-01 Option exercise 10b5-1 6431 $369K
Jackson Benjamin President 2026-09-01 Open-market sell 10b5-1 5020 $802K
Jackson Benjamin President 2026-09-01 Open-market sell 10b5-1 6242 $1000K
Jackson Benjamin President 2026-09-01 Open-market sell 10b5-1 1600 $258K
Surdykowski Andrew J General Counsel 2026-08-26 Option exercise 10b5-1 2065 $118K
Surdykowski Andrew J General Counsel 2026-08-26 Open-market sell 10b5-1 3974 $642K
Surdykowski Andrew J General Counsel 2026-08-26 Open-market sell 10b5-1 600 $97K
Tirinnanzi Martha A Director 2026-08-26 Open-market sell 10b5-1 1340 $216K
Foley Douglas SVP, HR & Administration 2026-08-20 Open-market sell 10b5-1 1600 $256K
Gardiner Warren Chief Financial Officer 2026-08-19 Open-market sell 10b5-1 2491 $389K
Tirinnanzi Martha A Director 2026-08-13 Open-market sell 10b5-1 141 $22K
Kapani Mayur Chief Technology Officer 2026-08-12 Option exercise 10b5-1 4271 $286K
Kapani Mayur Chief Technology Officer 2026-08-12 Option exercise 10b5-1 3028 $174K
Kapani Mayur Chief Technology Officer 2026-08-12 Open-market sell 10b5-1 400 $60K
Kapani Mayur Chief Technology Officer 2026-08-12 Open-market sell 10b5-1 3771 $571K
Kapani Mayur Chief Technology Officer 2026-08-12 Open-market sell 10b5-1 100 $15K
Foley Douglas SVP, HR & Administration 2026-08-05 Open-market sell 7300 $1.1M
Most recent 20 reported transactions. Open-market buys (P) and sells (S) are the deliberate ones; grants and option exercises are compensation. Not investment advice.

Risk Radar (year-over-year Risk Factors)

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Fiscal period ending 2025-12-31 versus 2024-12-31view filing on EDGAR →

The ICE Digital Trust acquisition (May 2025) is the dominant new risk, layering NYDFS regulatory exposure, crypto custody liability, AML obligations, and inadequate insurance onto the existing risk profile in a single transaction. Macro headwinds intensified materially — inflation, tariffs, and central bank hesitancy all worsened simultaneously — while cyber risk escalated with new AI/quantum attack vectors and insurance gaps. Two meaningful offsets exist (Bakkt going-concern and credit exposure eliminated, LIBOR risk fully retired), but they are outweighed by the breadth of new worsening across technology, regulatory, and macro themes.

6 company-specific · 2 eased/removed · 3 common-mode

Company-specific changes

New

Material new business line (May 2025 acquisition) introducing substantial operational, security, and regulatory risks including custody breach liability, crypto theft, inadequate insurance, and NYDFS compliance burden.

Our ownership of a digital asset custody business may introduce additional risks to our business due to its evolving business model. In May 2025, we acquired a digital asset custody business now…

Revised

New material operational risk: ICE Clear Credit now operates dual CDS and U.S. Treasury clearing businesses from same legal entity, creating cross-contamination risk despite segregation efforts.

Owning clearing houses exposes us to risks, including risks related to defaults by clearing members, risks related to investing margin and guaranty funds and the cost of operating the clearing…

Revised

Added specific disclosure of Bakkt's going-concern warnings and reputational risks from Polymarket/Bakkt investments, escalating strategic investment risk.

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS AND COMMON STOCK We may fail to realize the anticipated cost savings, growth opportunities and synergies and other benefits anticipated from our past or future acquisitions and…

Revised

New acquisition of ICE Digital Trust introduces material regulatory exposure: NYDFS oversight, cybersecurity, AML, capital adequacy, and digital asset safekeeping requirements. Also added remediation compliance risk.

Our compliance and risk management methods, as well as our fulfillment of our regulatory obligations, may not be effective, which could lead to enforcement actions by our regulators or other legal…

Revised

New regulatory risk: July 2025 BOE consultation proposes increased CCP operating costs, regulatory burdens, and competitive disadvantage for UK CCPs.

Ongoing impacts and uncertainty following the U.K.'s exit from the EU, commonly referred to as Brexit, could adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial condition. The…

Revised

Added "transparency" to AI risks and new concrete example: AI commoditization of pricing products and client in-house capability development reducing demand for evaluated pricing services.

Our emerging technology initiatives under development and the use of artificial intelligence in certain of our existing products may be unsuccessful and may give rise to various risks, which could…

Eased / removed

Removed

Removal of Bakkt going-concern risk and $40M credit exposure. Investment written to zero; contingent liability eliminated. Material risk reduction.

Our majority investment in Bakkt may introduce additional risks to our business due to its evolving business model. We have a majority equity ownership interest and a minority voting interest in…

Revised

LIBOR cessation completed; synthetic LIBOR risk eliminated. EU transitional provisions expired; recognition mechanism now in place, reducing uncertainty about continued EU access.

Risks relating to the administration of benchmarks and indices, and changes to, cessations of and the replacement of, or transition from, benchmarks and indices may result in legal risks and could…

Also disclosed — common-mode (Geopolitical macro uncertainty, AI cybersecurity escalation, Generative AI competition disruption)
Geopolitical macro uncertainty Revised

Risk escalated: inflation returned in 2025, tariffs imposed, new political administrations adopted growth agendas, Venezuela events added, central banks hesitant on rate cuts. Materially worsened macro outlook.

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY Global economic, political and financial market events or conditions have at times in the past negatively impacted, and may in the future negatively impact, our business.…

AI cybersecurity escalation Revised

Added disclosure of emerging attack vectors (AI, quantum computing), detection/response gaps, and insurance insufficiency—substantive escalation of cyber risk severity.

Our role in the global financial system positions us at a greater risk for cyberattacks, cyberterrorism and other cybersecurity risks. The cybersecurity threat landscape remains a macro concern for…

Generative AI competition disruption Revised

New disclosure of digital finance competition risk and unequal regulatory treatment of digital asset providers, creating potential competitive disadvantage.

Owning and operating cash equity and options exchanges exposes us to risks, including the regulatory responsibilities to which these businesses are subject. Owning and operating cash equity and…

Material year-over-year changes to this company's Risk Factors (Item 1A), found by comparing each annual report to the prior year, judged for materiality, and classified as company-specific or common-mode against the cross-company catalog. Common-mode changes are the macro themes many companies disclose in common; they are collapsed above. A filing marked unchanged had no material change from the prior year; its summary describes the company's standing risks, which remain in force. Fiscal periods are the reporting period ends. Not investment advice.

Debt Issuance

8-K filed 2026-08-20 confidence 95% Item 8.01

ICE completed a public offering of $3.75 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes across four tranches (due 2029, 2031, 2033, and 2036), generating approximately $3.71 billion in net proceeds. The disclosure explicitly states the notes were issued under an Underwriting Agreement and Supplemental Indenture, creating new direct financial obligations. While the proceeds are earmarked for the MarketAxess acquisition, the primary event disclosed here is the debt issuance itself, which is material to investors assessing ICE's capital structure and leverage.

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Earnings release

8-K filed 2026-07-30 confidence 99% Item 2.02

This is a clear earnings release disclosing Intercontinental Exchange's second quarter 2026 financial results. The Item 2.02 filing announces consolidated net revenues of $2.7 billion (+5% y/y), GAAP diluted EPS of $1.69 (+14% y/y), and adjusted diluted EPS of $1.90 (+5% y/y), with detailed segment breakdowns and forward guidance. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and contains comprehensive financial statements and non-GAAP reconciliations typical of quarterly earnings announcements.

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M&A activity

8-K filed 2026-07-30 confidence 99% Item 1.01

Intercontinental Exchange entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire MarketAxess Holdings Inc. for $167 per share in cash, representing approximately $6.0 billion in equity value and $5.7 billion in total enterprise value. The transaction has been unanimously approved by both boards and is expected to close in the first half of 2027.

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Shareholder vote

8-K filed 2026-05-19 confidence 98% Item 5.07

This is a classic Item 5.07 disclosure reporting the results of Intercontinental Exchange's Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 15, 2026. The filing presents voting results for five matters: election of eleven directors, advisory vote on executive compensation, amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation, ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as auditor, and a stockholder proposal on independent board chairman. These are material governance events that affect investor understanding of board composition and corporate oversight.

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