The Intercontinental Exchange ( Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the world's fourth-listed exchange and the second-largest futures exchange in the United States, was founded by Jeffrey C. Sprecher in May 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, in the listing; it was ranked 1012 in the Global Enterprise 2000 in 2014. Its biggest competitor is the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME Group).