As the long rout on world energy markets intensified in volatile trade in recent months, exchange operators have reaped benefits. The two largest commodity exchanges, CME Group Inc and IntercontinentalExchange, saw crude oil volumes jump some 40 percent and 14 percent respectively in 2015, recent data showed. ( tmsnrt.rs/1meVwEx ) Turnover in their flagship oil contracts surged further to record highs in January, according to data released this week, as whipsawing prices spurred a surge in interest from retail and speculative investors. On Thursday, the Atlanta-based exchange reported forecast-busting earnings for the fourth quarter due to its data business. The bonanza in energy products helped cushion weakness in other major products, with Brent crude leapfrogging interest rates contracts to become its second-biggest revenue earner after cash equities in 2015. Full-year revenue jumped 14 percent to $263 million. “More people are […]