Jan 03, 2013 (Fast Lane via COMTEX) -- Analysis was conducted on the Specialized Finance industry to measure relative performance to find stocks that have underperformed. Relative underperformance is a possible bearish sign of underlying fundamental and technical weakness should it continue for an extended period of time. We looked at yesterday's price action of all companies in this peer group and measured their performance against one another. IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE:ICE) ranks first with a gain of 0.90%; NYSE Euronext (NYSE:NYX) ranks second with a gain of 1.05%; and CME Group (NYSE:CME) ranks third with a gain of 1.32%.
Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ:IBKR) follows with a gain of 1.54% and KKR Financial Holdings (NYSE:KFN) rounds out the bottom five with a gain of 2.27%.IntercontinentalExchange Inc. operates global commodity and financial products marketplaces. The Company operates electronic energy markets and soft commodity exchanges as well. ICE offers access to contracts based on crude oil and refined products, natural gas, power and emissions, as well as agricultural commodities including cocoa, coffee, cotton, ethanol, orange juice, and sugar.
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