# ICE Benchmark Administration **Entity class:** Regulated benchmark and data-service administrator **Aliases:** IBA ## Definition **ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (IBA)** is an [[wiki/Intercontinental Exchange|Intercontinental Exchange]] subsidiary that administers regulated benchmarks and data services. Its relevance to the ICE supernode includes operation and licensing of [[wiki/ICE Commodity Traceability|ICE Commodity Traceability]], where geolocation, physical-flow, compliance, and satellite-derived map data are reviewed through published methodologies. ## Relationships - **parent:** [[wiki/Intercontinental Exchange|Intercontinental Exchange]]. - **service:** [[wiki/ICE Commodity Traceability|ICE Commodity Traceability]]. - **mapping provider:** [[wiki/Space Intelligence|Space Intelligence]]. - **assurance and regulation:** UK Financial Conduct Authority oversight and independent assurance for specified controls. - **disambiguation route:** [[wiki/ICE|ICE disambiguation]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [ICE Commodity Traceability](https://www.ice.com/iba/commodity-traceability-service) - [ICE CoT public methodology](https://www.ice.com/publicdocs/ICE_CoT_Public_Methodology.pdf)