# Cotton Trading Goes Global with New ICE Contract

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2015-10-30
Canonical URL: https://www.cottongrower.com/cotton-news/cotton-trading-goes-global-with-new-ice-contract/

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ICE Futures’ long-awaited World Cotton Contract launches on November 2, following several years of planning, development and logistical wrangling.

The new contract will complement the ICE’s traditional Cotton No. 2 contract, yet also reflects the realities of trading cotton in a shifting global cotton industry.

Reuters summarized the new contract and the industry’s reaction and anticipation in a recent article. **[Read it here](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/30/global-cotton-contract-idUSL1N12T2H320151030)** for more details.