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EX-4.1 AMENDED/RESTATED 1999 STOCK ISSUANCE PLAN

Exhibit 4.1

CREDITEX GROUP INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED 1999 STOCK OPTION/STOCK ISSUANCE PLAN

As amended and restated December 2007

(the “Plan”)

Fourth Amendment

Whereas, the Board deems it necessary to amend the Plan in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 3, 2008, by and among
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., Columbia Merger Corporation, Creditex Group Inc., and TA Associates
Inc. as the stockholder’s representative (the “Merger Agreement”); and

Whereas, pursuant to Paragraph A of Section III of Article Four of the Plan, the Board shall have
complete and exclusive power and authority to amend or modify the Plan in all respects.

Now therefore, at the Effective Time and subject to the consummation of the Merger (as such terms
are defined in the Merger Agreement) the Plan will be amended as follows:

	1.	 	All references to “Creditex Group Inc. (f/k/a creditex, Inc.)”, including but not limited to
those in Section I of Article One and in the definition of “Corporation” in the Plan’s
Appendix, shall be replaced with “IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.”

	2.	 	Paragraph A of Section V of Article One is amended to adjust the number of shares of Common
Stock of the Corporation reserved for issuance under the Plan to
1,450,000 shares, to reflect
the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, in a manner consistent with the terms
of the Merger Agreement and Paragraph C of Section V of Article One.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board has caused this Fourth Amendment to the Plan to be duly executed on
this 28 day of August, 2008.

CREDITEX GROUP INC.

By:
/s/ Sophia Corona                                        

 

 

CREDITEX GROUP INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED 1999 STOCK OPTION/STOCK ISSUANCE PLAN

Amended and restated January 2007

Last amended December 2007

ARTICLE ONE

GENERAL PROVISIONS

     I. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN

          This Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan is intended to promote the
interests of Creditex Group Inc. (f/k/a creditex, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, by providing
eligible persons in the Corporation’s employ or service with the opportunity to acquire a
proprietary interest, or otherwise increase their proprietary interest, in the Corporation as an
incentive for them to continue in such employ or service.

          Capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the attached Appendix.

     II. STRUCTURE OF THE PLAN

          A. The Plan shall be divided into two (2) separate equity programs:

         (i) the Option Grant Program under which eligible persons may, at the
discretion of the Plan Administrator, be granted options to purchase shares of
Common Stock, and

         (ii) the Stock Issuance Program under which eligible persons may, at the
discretion of the Plan Administrator, be issued shares of Common Stock directly,
either through the immediate purchase of such shares or as a bonus for services
rendered the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).

          B. The provisions of Articles One and Four shall apply to both equity programs under the Plan
and shall accordingly govern the interests of all persons under the Plan.

     III. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

          A. The Plan shall be administered by the Board. However, any or all administrative functions
otherwise exercisable by the Board may be delegated to the Committee. Members of the Committee
shall serve for such period of time as the Board may determine and shall be subject to removal by
the Board at any time. The Board may also at any time terminate the functions of the Committee and
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          B. The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority (subject to the provisions of
the Plan) to establish such rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate for proper
administration of the Plan and to make such determinations under, and issue such interpretations
of, the Plan and any outstanding options or stock issuances thereunder as it may deem necessary or
advisable. Decisions of the Plan Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties who have
an interest in the Plan or any option or stock issuance thereunder.

     IV. ELIGIBILITY

          A. The persons eligible to participate in the Plan are as follows:

         (i) Employees,

         (ii) non-employee members of the Board or the non-employee members of the board
of directors of any Parent or Subsidiary, and

         (iii) consultants and other independent advisors who provide services to the
Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).

          B. The Plan Administrator shall have full authority to determine, (i) with respect to the
grants made under the Option Grant Program, which eligible persons are to receive the option
grants, the time or times when those grants are to be made, the number of shares to be covered by
each such grant, the status of the granted option as either an Incentive Option or a Non-Statutory
Option, the time or times when each option is to become exercisable, the vesting schedule (if any)
applicable to the option shares and the maximum term for which the option is to remain outstanding
and (ii) with respect to stock issuances made under the Stock Issuance Program, which eligible
persons are to receive stock issuances, the time or times when those issuances are to be made, the
number of shares to be issued to each Participant, the vesting schedule (if any) applicable to the
issued shares and the consideration to be paid by the Participant for such shares.

          C. The Plan Administrator shall have the absolute discretion either to grant options in
accordance with the Option Grant Program or to effect stock issuances in accordance with the Stock
Issuance Program.

     V. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

          A. The stock issuable under the Plan shall be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired
Common Stock. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued over the term of
the Plan shall not exceed 21,532,692 shares.

          B. Shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding options shall be available for subsequent
issuance under the Plan to the extent (i) the options expire or terminate for any reason prior to
exercise in full or (ii) the options are cancelled in accordance with the cancellation-regrant
provisions of Article Two. Unvested shares issued under the Plan and subsequently repurchased by
the Corporation, at the option exercise or direct issue price paid per share, pursuant to the
Corporation’s repurchase rights under the Plan shall be added back to the number of shares of
Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan and shall accordingly

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be available for reissuance through one or more subsequent option grants or direct stock
issuances under the Plan.

          C. Should any change be made to the Common Stock by reason of any stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change affecting the
outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Corporation’s receipt of consideration, appropriate
adjustments shall be made to (i) the maximum number and/or class of securities issuable under the
Plan and (ii) the number and/or class of securities and the exercise price per share in effect
under each outstanding option in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of benefits
thereunder. The adjustments determined by the Plan Administrator shall be final, binding and
conclusive. In no event shall any such adjustments be made in connection with the conversion of
one or more outstanding shares of the Corporation’s preferred stock into shares of Common Stock.

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ARTICLE TWO

OPTION GRANT PROGRAM

     I. OPTION TERMS

          Each option shall be evidenced by one or more documents in the form approved by the Plan
Administrator. Except as may be set forth in the documents evidencing individual options, the
terms specified below shall be applicable to all options. Each document evidencing an Incentive
Option shall, in addition, be subject to the provisions of the Restated Plan applicable to such
option.

          A. Exercise Price.

              1. The exercise price per share shall be fixed by the Plan Administrator and shall be equal to
or greater than the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the option grant date.

              2. The exercise price shall become immediately due upon exercise of the option and shall,
subject to the provisions of Section I of Article Four and the documents evidencing the option, be
payable in cash or check made payable to the Corporation. Should the Common Stock be registered
under Section 12 of the 1934 Act at the time the option is exercised, then the exercise price may
also be paid as follows:

               (i) in shares of Common Stock held for the requisite period necessary to avoid
a charge to the Corporation’s earnings for financial reporting purposes and valued
at Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date, or

               (ii) to the extent the option is exercised for vested shares, through a special
sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the Optionee shall concurrently
provide irrevocable instructions (a) to a Corporation-designated brokerage firm to
effect the immediate sale of the purchased shares and remit to the Corporation, out
of the sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the
aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased shares plus all applicable
Federal, state and local income and employment taxes required to be withheld by the
Corporation by reason of such exercise and (b) to the Corporation to deliver the
certificates for the purchased shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to
complete the sale.

          Except to the extent such sale and remittance procedure is utilized, payment of the exercise
price for the purchased shares must be made on the Exercise Date.

          B. Exercise and Term of Options. Each option shall be exercisable at such time or
times, during such period and for such number of shares as shall be determined by the Plan
Administrator and set forth in the documents evidencing the option grant. However, no option shall
have a term in excess of ten (10) years measured from the option grant date.

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          C. Effect of Termination of Service.

              1. The following provisions shall govern the exercise of any options held by the Optionee at
the time of cessation of Service or death:

               (i) Should the Optionee cease to remain in Service for any reason other than
death, Permanent Disability or Misconduct, then the Optionee shall have a period of
three (3) months following the date of such cessation of Service during which to
exercise each outstanding option held by such Optionee.

               (ii) Should Optionee’s Service terminate by reason of Permanent Disability,
then the Optionee shall have a period of twelve (12) months following the date of
such cessation of Service during which to exercise each outstanding option held by
such Optionee.

               (iii) If the Optionee dies while holding an outstanding option, then the
personal representative of his or her estate or the person or persons to whom the
option is transferred pursuant to the Optionee’s will or the laws of inheritance
shall have a twelve (12)-month period following the date of the Optionee’s death to
exercise such option.

               (iv) Under no circumstances, however, shall any such option be exercisable
after the specified expiration of the option term.

               (v) During the applicable post-Service exercise period, the option may not be
exercised in the aggregate for more than the number of vested shares for which the
option is exercisable on the date of the Optionee’s cessation of Service. Upon the
expiration of the applicable exercise period or (if earlier) upon the expiration of
the option term, the option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any
vested shares for which the option has not been exercised. However, the option
shall, immediately upon the Optionee’s cessation of Service, terminate and cease to
be outstanding with respect to any and all option shares for which the option is not
otherwise at the time exercisable or in which the Optionee is not otherwise at that
time vested.

               (vi) Should Optionee’s Service be terminated for Misconduct, then all
outstanding options held by the Optionee shall terminate immediately and cease to
remain outstanding.

              2. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretion, exercisable either at the time an option
is granted or at any time while the option remains outstanding, to:

               (i) extend the period of time for which the option is to remain exercisable
following the Optionee’s cessation of Service or death from the limited period
otherwise in effect for that option to such greater period of time as the Plan
Administrator shall deem appropriate, but in no event beyond the expiration of the
option term, and/or

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               (ii) permit the option to be exercised, during the applicable post-Service
exercise period, not only with respect to the number of vested shares of Common
Stock for which such option is exercisable at the time of the Optionee’s cessation
of Service but also with respect to one or more additional installments in which the
Optionee would have vested under the option had the Optionee continued in Service.

          D. Stockholder Rights. The holder of an option shall have no stockholder rights with
respect to the shares subject to the option until such person shall have exercised the option, paid
the exercise price and become the recordholder of the purchased shares.

          E. Repurchase Rights. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretion to grant
options which are exercisable for unvested shares of Common Stock. Should the Optionee cease
Service while holding such unvested shares, the Corporation shall have the right to repurchase, at
the exercise price paid per share, any or all of those unvested shares. The terms upon which such
repurchase right shall be exercisable (including the period and procedure for exercise and the
appropriate vesting schedule for the purchased shares) shall be established by the Plan
Administrator and set forth in the document evidencing such repurchase right.

          F. First Refusal Rights. Until such time as the Common Stock is first registered
under Section 12 of the 1934 Act, the Corporation shall have the right of first refusal with
respect to any proposed disposition by the Optionee (or any successor in interest) of any shares of
Common Stock issued under the Option Grant Program. Such right of first refusal shall be
exercisable in accordance with the terms established by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the
document evidencing such right.

          G. Limited Transferability of Options. During the lifetime of the Optionee, Incentive
Options shall be exercisable only by the Optionee and shall not be assignable or transferable other
than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution following the Optionee’s death.
Non-Statutory Options shall be subject to the same restrictions, except that a Non-Statutory Option
may, to the extent permitted by the Plan Administrator, be assigned in whole or in part during the
Optionee’s lifetime (i) as a gift to one or more members of the Optionee’s immediate family, to a
trust in which Optionee and/or one or more such family members hold more than fifty percent (50%)
of the beneficial interest or to an entity in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting
interests are owned by one or more such family members or (ii) pursuant to a domestic relations
order. The terms applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same as those in effect for the
option immediately prior to such assignment and shall be set forth in such documents issued to the
assignee as the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate.

          H. Withholding. The Corporation’s obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock upon
the exercise of any options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the satisfaction of all
applicable federal, state and local income and employment tax withholding requirements.

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     II. INCENTIVE OPTIONS

          The terms specified below shall be applicable to all Incentive Options. Except as modified by
the provisions of this Section II, all the provisions of Articles One, Two and Four shall be
applicable to Incentive Options. Options which are specifically designated as Non-Statutory
Options shall not be subject to the terms of this Section II.

          A. Eligibility. Incentive Options may only be granted to Employees.

          B. Exercise Price. The exercise price per share shall not be less than one hundred
percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the option grant date.

          C. Dollar Limitation. The aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock
(determined as of the respective date or dates of grant) for which one or more options granted to
any Employee under the Plan (or any other option plan of the Corporation or any Parent or
Subsidiary) may for the first time become exercisable as Incentive Options during any one (1)
calendar year shall not exceed the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). To the extent
the Employee holds two (2) or more such options which become exercisable for the first time in the
same calendar year, the foregoing limitation on the exercisability of such options as Incentive
Options shall be applied on the basis of the order in which such options are granted.

          D. 10% Stockholder. If any Employee to whom an Incentive Option is granted is a 10%
Stockholder, then the exercise price per share shall not be less than one hundred ten percent
(110%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the option grant date and the option
term shall not exceed five (5) years measured from the option grant date.

     III. CORPORATE TRANSACTION

          Except as may be set forth in the documents evidencing individual options, the terms specified
below shall be applicable to all options.

          A. The shares subject to each option outstanding under the Plan at the time of a Corporate
Transaction shall automatically vest in full so that each such option shall, immediately prior to
the effective date of the Corporate Transaction, become fully exercisable for all of the shares of
Common Stock at the time subject to that option and may be exercised for any or all of those shares
as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. However, the shares subject to an outstanding option shall
not vest on such an accelerated basis if and to the extent: (i) such option is assumed by the
successor corporation (or parent thereof) in the Corporate Transaction and the Corporation’s
repurchase rights with respect to the unvested option shares are concurrently assigned to such
successor corporation (or parent thereof) or (ii) such option is to be replaced with a cash
incentive program of the successor corporation which preserves the spread existing on the unvested
option shares at the time of the Corporate Transaction and provides for subsequent payout in
accordance with, and no later than the dates provided for in, the same vesting schedule applicable
to those unvested option shares, subject, however, to that structures compliance with Section 409A
of the Code or (iii) the acceleration of such option is subject to other limitations imposed by the
Plan Administrator at the time of the option grant.

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          B. All outstanding repurchase rights shall also terminate automatically, and the shares of
Common Stock subject to those terminated rights shall immediately vest in full, in the event of any
Corporate Transaction, except to the extent: (i) those repurchase rights are assigned to the
successor corporation (or parent thereof) in connection with such Corporate Transaction or (ii)
such accelerated vesting is precluded by other limitations imposed by the Plan Administrator at the
time the repurchase right is issued.

          C. Immediately following the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, all outstanding
options shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent assumed by the successor
corporation (or parent thereof).

          D. Each option which is assumed in connection with a Corporate Transaction shall be
appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Corporate Transaction, to apply to the number and
class of securities which would have been issuable to the Optionee in consummation of such
Corporate Transaction, had the option been exercised immediately prior to such Corporate
Transaction. Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to (i) the number and class of securities
available for issuance under the Plan following the consummation of such Corporate Transaction and
(ii) the exercise price payable per share under each outstanding option, provided the
aggregate exercise price payable for such securities shall remain the same and that such
adjustments shall be made in a manner that complies with Section 409A.

          E. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretion, exercisable either at the time the option
is granted or at any time while the option remains outstanding, to provide for the automatic
acceleration (in whole or in part) of one or more outstanding options (and the immediate
termination of the Corporation’s repurchase rights with respect to the shares subject to those
options) upon the occurrence of a Corporate Transaction, whether or not those options are to be
assumed in the Corporate Transaction.

          F. The Plan Administrator shall also have full power and authority, exercisable either at the
time the option is granted or at any time while the option remains outstanding, to structure such
option so that the shares subject to that option will automatically vest on an accelerated basis
should the Optionee’s Service terminate by reason of an Involuntary Termination within a designated
period (not to exceed eighteen (18) months) following the effective date of any Corporate
Transaction in which the option is assumed and the repurchase rights applicable to those shares do
not otherwise terminate. Any option so accelerated shall remain exercisable for the fully-vested
option shares until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the option term or (ii) the
expiration of the one (1)-year period measured from the effective date of the Involuntary
Termination. In addition, the Plan Administrator may provide that one or more of the Corporation’s
outstanding repurchase rights with respect to shares held by the Optionee at the time of such
Involuntary Termination shall immediately terminate on an accelerated basis, and the shares subject
to those terminated rights shall accordingly vest at that time.

          G. The portion of any Incentive Option accelerated in connection with a Corporate Transaction
shall remain exercisable as an Incentive Option only to the extent the applicable One Hundred
Thousand Dollar limitation is not exceeded. To the extent such dollar limitation is exceeded, the
accelerated portion of such option shall be exercisable as a Non-Statutory Option under the federal
tax laws.

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          H. The grant of options under the Plan shall in no way affect the right of the Corporation to
adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge,
consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

     IV. CANCELLATION AND REGRANT OF OPTIONS

          The Plan Administrator shall have the authority to effect, at any time and from time to time,
with the consent of the affected option holders, the cancellation of any or all outstanding options
under the Option Grant Program and to grant in substitution new options covering the same or
different number of shares of Common Stock but with an exercise price per share based on the Fair
Market Value per share of Common Stock on the new grant date.

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ARTICLE THREE

STOCK ISSUANCE PROGRAM

     I. STOCK ISSUANCE TERMS

          Shares of Common Stock may be issued under the Stock Issuance Program through direct and
immediate issuances without any intervening option grants. Except as set forth in an individual
Stock Issuance Agreement, each such stock issuance shall be evidenced by a Stock Issuance Agreement
which complies with the terms specified below.

          A. Purchase Price.

              1. The purchase price per share shall be fixed by the Plan Administrator and may be less than,
equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the issue date.

              2. Subject to the provisions of Section I of Article Four, shares of Common Stock may be
issued under the Stock Issuance Program for any of the following items of consideration which the
Plan Administrator may deem appropriate in each individual instance:

               (i) cash or check made payable to the Corporation,

               (ii) past services rendered to the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary),
or

               (iii) shares of stock having such value as may be determined by the Plan Administrator
to the extent authorized by the Plan Administrator as stated in the relevant award
agreement.

          B. Vesting Provisions.

              1. Shares of Common Stock issued under the Stock Issuance Program may, in the discretion of
the Plan Administrator, be fully and immediately vested upon issuance or may vest in one or more
installments over the Participant’s period of Service or upon attainment of specified performance
objectives.

              2. Any new, substituted or additional securities or other property (including money paid other
than as a regular cash dividend) which the Participant may have the right to receive with respect
to the Participant’s unvested shares of Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change affecting the
outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Corporation’s receipt of consideration shall be
issued subject to (i) the same vesting requirements applicable to the Participant’s unvested shares
of Common Stock and (ii) such escrow arrangements as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate.

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              3. The Participant shall have full stockholder rights with respect to any shares of Common
Stock issued to the Participant under the Stock Issuance Program, whether or not the Participant’s
interest in those shares is vested. Accordingly, the Participant shall have the right to vote such
shares and to receive any regular cash dividends paid on such shares.

              4. Should the Participant cease to remain in Service while holding one or more unvested shares
of Common Stock issued under the Stock Issuance Program or should the performance objectives not be
attained with respect to one or more such unvested shares of Common Stock, then those shares shall
be immediately surrendered to the Corporation for cancellation, and the Participant shall have no
further stockholder rights with respect to those shares. To the extent the surrendered shares were
previously issued to the Participant for consideration paid in cash or cash equivalent (including
the Participant’s purchase-money indebtedness), the Corporation shall repay to the Participant the
cash consideration paid for the surrendered shares and shall cancel the unpaid principal balance of
any outstanding purchase-money note of the Participant attributable to the surrendered shares.

              5. The Plan Administrator may in its discretion waive the surrender and cancellation of one or
more unvested shares of Common Stock (or other assets attributable thereto) which would otherwise
occur upon the non-completion of the vesting schedule applicable to such shares. Such waiver shall
result in the immediate vesting of the Participant’s interest in the shares of Common Stock as to
which the waiver applies. Such waiver may be effected at any time, whether before or after the
Participant’s cessation of Service or the attainment or non-attainment of the applicable
performance objectives.

          C. First Refusal Rights. Until such time as the Common Stock is first registered
under Section 12 of the 1934 Act, the Corporation shall have the right of first refusal with
respect to any proposed disposition by the Participant (or any successor in interest) of any shares
of Common Stock issued under the Stock Issuance Program. Such right of first refusal shall be
exercisable in accordance with the terms established by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the
document evidencing such right.

     II. CORPORATE TRANSACTION

          Except as may be set forth in individual Stock Issuance Agreements, the terms specified below
shall be applicable to all Stock Issuance Agreements.

          A. All of the outstanding repurchase rights under the Stock Issuance Program shall terminate
automatically, and all the shares of Common Stock subject to those terminated rights shall
immediately vest in full, in the event of any Corporate Transaction, except to the extent: (i)
those repurchase rights are assigned to the successor corporation (or parent thereof) in connection
with such Corporate Transaction or (ii) such accelerated vesting is precluded by other limitations
imposed by the Plan Administrator at the time the repurchase right is issued.

          B. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority, exercisable either at the
time the unvested shares are issued or any time while the Corporation’s repurchase rights with
respect to those shares remain outstanding, to provide that those rights shall

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automatically terminate on an accelerated basis, and the shares of Common Stock subject to
those terminated rights shall immediately vest, in the event the Participant’s Service should
subsequently terminate by reason of an Involuntary Termination within a designated period (not to
exceed eighteen (18) months) following the effective date of any Corporate Transaction in which
those repurchase rights are assigned to the successor corporation (or parent thereof).

     III. SHARE ESCROW/LEGENDS

          Unvested shares may, in the Plan Administrator’s discretion, be held in escrow by the
Corporation until the Participant’s interest in such shares vests or may be issued directly to the
Participant with restrictive legends on the certificates evidencing those unvested shares.

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ARTICLE FOUR

MISCELLANEOUS

     I. FINANCING

          The Plan Administrator may permit any Optionee or Participant to pay the option exercise price
under the Option Grant Program or the purchase price for shares issued under the Stock Issuance
program by delivering a full recourse, interest bearing promissory note payable in one or more
installments and secured by the purchased shares. The terms of any such promissory note (including
the interest rate and the terms of repayment) shall be established by the Plan Administrator in its
sole discretion. In no event shall the maximum credit available to the Optionee or Participant
exceed the sum of (i) the aggregate option exercise price or purchase price payable for the
purchased shares plus (ii) any federal, state and local income and employment tax liability
incurred by the Optionee or the Participant in connection with the option exercise or share
purchase.

     II. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN

          A. The Plan shall become effective when adopted by the Board, but no option granted under the
Plan may be exercised, and no shares shall be issued under the Plan, until the Plan is approved by
the Corporation’s stockholders. If such stockholder approval is not obtained within twelve (12)
months after the date of the Board’s adoption of the Plan, then all options previously granted
under the Plan shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, and no further options shall be granted
and no shares shall be issued under the Plan. Subject to such limitation, the Plan Administrator
may grant options and issue shares under the Plan at any time after the effective date of the Plan
and before the date fixed herein for termination of the Plan.

          B. The Plan shall terminate upon the earliest of (i) the expiration of the six
(6)-year period measured from the date this amended and restated Plan is adopted by the Board, (ii)
the date on which all shares available for issuance under the Plan shall have been issued as
fully-vested shares or (iii) the termination of all outstanding options in connection with an
Corporate Transaction. All options and unvested stock issuances outstanding at the time of a
clause (i) termination event shall continue to have full force and effect in accordance with the
provisions of the documents evidencing such options or issuances.

     III. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN

          A. The Board shall have complete and exclusive power and authority to amend or modify the Plan
in any or all respects. However, no such amendment or modification shall adversely affect any
rights and obligations with respect to options or unvested stock issuances at the time outstanding
under the Plan, unless the Optionee or the Participant consents to such amendment or modification.
In addition, certain amendments may require stockholder approval pursuant to applicable laws or
regulations.

          B. Options to purchase shares of Common Stock may be granted under the Option Grant Program
and shares of Common Stock may be issued under the Stock Issuance

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Program after any Board approved increase in the number of shares of Common Stock that may be
issued under the Restated Plan; provided, however, that no Incentive Stock Options may be issued
after such Board approval unless stockholder approval of the increase is obtained within twelve
(12) months after the date of Board approval.

     IV. USE OF PROCEEDS

          Any cash proceeds received by the Corporation from the sale of shares of Common Stock under
the Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes.

     V. WITHHOLDING

          The Corporation’s obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of any
options or upon the issuance or vesting of any shares issued under the Plan shall be subject to the
satisfaction of all applicable federal, state and local income and employment tax withholding
requirements.

     VI. REGULATORY APPROVALS

          The implementation of the Plan, the granting of any option under the Plan and the issuance of
any shares of Common Stock (i) upon the exercise of any option or (ii) under the Stock Issuance
Program shall be subject to the Corporation’s procurement of all approvals and permits required by
regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the Plan, the options granted under it and the
shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to it.

     VII. NO EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE RIGHTS

          Nothing in the Plan shall confer upon the Optionee or the Participant any right to continue in
Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the
rights of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining such person) or of
the Optionee or the Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate
such person’s Service at any time for any reason, with or without cause.

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APPENDIX

          The following definitions shall be in effect under the Plan:

          A. Board shall mean the Corporation’s Board of Directors.

          B. Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

          C. Committee shall mean a committee of one (1) or more Board members appointed by the
Board to exercise one or more administrative functions under the Plan.

          D. Common Stock shall mean the Corporation’s common stock.

          E. Corporate Transaction shall mean either of the following stockholder-approved
transactions to which the Corporation is a party:

         (i) a merger or consolidation in which securities possessing more than fifty
percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Corporation’s outstanding
securities are transferred to a person or persons different from the persons holding
those securities immediately prior to such transaction, or

         (ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
Corporation’s assets in complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation.

          F. Corporation shall mean Creditex Group Inc. (f/k/a creditex, Inc.), a Delaware
corporation, and any successor corporation.

          G. Employee shall mean an individual who is, or who in connection with a business
acquisition shall become, an employee of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), subject to
the control and direction of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner
and method of performance.

          H. Exercise Date shall mean the date on which the Corporation shall have received
written notice of the option exercise.

          I. Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on any relevant date shall be
determined in accordance with the following provisions:

         (i) If the Common Stock is at the time traded on the Nasdaq National Market,
then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price per share of Common
Stock on the date in question, as such price is reported by the National Association
of Securities Dealers on the Nasdaq National Market. If there is no closing selling
price for the Common Stock on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall
be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation
exists.

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         (ii) If the Common Stock is at the time listed on any Stock Exchange, then the
Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price per share of Common Stock on
the date in question on the Stock Exchange determined by the Plan Administrator to
be the primary market for the Common Stock, as such price is officially quoted in
the composite tape of transactions on such exchange. If there is no closing selling
price for the Common Stock on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall
be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation
exists.

         (iii) If the Common Stock is at the time neither listed on any Stock Exchange
nor traded on the Nasdaq National Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be
determined by the Plan Administrator after taking into account such factors as the
Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate.

          J. Incentive Option shall mean an option which satisfies the requirements of Code
Section 422.

          K. Involuntary Termination shall mean the termination of the Service of any
individual which occurs by reason of:

         (i) such individual’s involuntary dismissal or discharge by the Corporation for
reasons other than Misconduct, as determined by the Plan Administrator, or

         (ii) such individual’s voluntary resignation following (A) a change in his or
her position with the Corporation which materially reduces his or her duties and
responsibilities or the level of management to which he or she reports, (B) a
reduction in his or her level of compensation (including base salary, fringe
benefits and target bonuses under any corporate-performance based bonus or incentive
programs) by more than fifteen percent (15%) or (C) a relocation of such
individual’s place of employment by more than fifty (50) miles, provided and only if
such change, reduction or relocation is effected without the individual’s consent.

          L. Misconduct shall mean the commission, as determined by the Plan Administrator, of
any act of fraud, embezzlement or dishonesty by the Optionee or Participant, any unauthorized use
or disclosure by such person of confidential information or trade secrets of the Corporation (or
any Parent or Subsidiary), any violation of policies or agreements of the Corporation or any
Subsidiary) or any other intentional misconduct by such person adversely affecting the business or
affairs of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in a material manner. The foregoing
definition shall not be deemed to be inclusive of all the acts or omissions which the Corporation
(or any Parent or Subsidiary) may consider as grounds for the dismissal or discharge of any
Optionee, Participant or other person in the Service of the Corporation (or any Parent or
Subsidiary).

          M. 1934 Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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          N. Non-Statutory Option shall mean an option not intended to satisfy the requirements
of Code Section 422.

          O. Option Grant Program shall mean the option grant program in effect under the Plan.

          P. Optionee shall mean any person to whom an option is granted under the Option Grant
Program.

          Q. Parent shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) in an unbroken chain
of corporations ending with the Corporation, provided each corporation in the unbroken chain (other
than the Corporation) owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%)
or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations
in such chain.

          R. Participant shall mean any person who is issued shares of Common Stock under the
Stock Issuance Program.

          S. Permanent Disability shall mean the inability of the Optionee or the Participant
to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or
mental impairment which is expected to result in such person’s death or to continue for a period of
twelve (12) consecutive months or more.

          T. Plan shall mean the Corporation’s Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Option/Stock
Issuance Plan, as set forth in this document, as amended from time to time.

          U. Plan Administrator shall mean either the Board or the Committee acting in its
capacity as administrator of the Plan.

          V. Service shall mean the provision of services to the Corporation (or any Parent or
Subsidiary) by a person in the capacity of an Employee, a non-employee member of the board of
directors or a consultant or independent advisor, except to the extent otherwise specifically
provided in the documents evidencing the option grant or stock issuance.

          W. Stock Exchange shall mean either the American Stock Exchange or the New York Stock
Exchange.

          X. Stock Issuance Agreement shall mean the agreement entered into by the Corporation
and the Participant at the time of issuance of shares of Common Stock under the Stock Issuance
Program.

          Y. Stock Issuance Program shall mean the stock issuance program in effect under the
Plan.

          Z. Subsidiary shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) in an unbroken
chain of corporations beginning with the Corporation, provided each corporation (other than the
last corporation) in the unbroken chain owns, at the time of the determination, stock

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possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

          AA. 10% Stockholder shall mean the owner of stock (as determined under Code Section
424(d)) possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).

A-4.EX-10.1 AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Exhibit 10.1

          AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (the “Amendment”), dated as of August 26,
2008, by and among IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”),
Columbia Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Mergerco”), Creditex Group Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and TA Associates, Inc., solely in the capacity of
Stockholders’ Representative and only for the purpose provided for herein and in the Agreement (as
defined below) and for no other purpose (the “Stockholder Representative”). Capitalized
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have their respective meanings as set forth in the
Agreement (as defined below).

          WHEREAS, Buyer, Mergerco, the Company and the Stockholders’ Representative have previously
entered into the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 3, 2008 (the “Agreement”);
and

          WHEREAS, Buyer, Mergerco, the Company and the Stockholders’ Representative wish to amend,
modify and supplement certain terms of the Agreement;

          NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants herein contained and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree to amend the terms of the Agreement as expressly provided in
this Amendment.

	 	1.	 	Clause (xv)(F) of Section 2.1(e) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read
as follows:

     “(F) the sum of (i) the amount of Indebtedness for Borrowed Money
outstanding as of the close of business on March 31, 2008 and (ii) $1.8
million, minus”.

	 	2.	 	The second sentence of Section 2.5(d) of the Agreement is hereby amended by
the addition of the following words before the words “and the Exchange Agent shall
distribute” where they appear:

     “provided that Buyer shall not be required to deliver to the Exchange
Agent, and may retain for its own account, that portion of the Final
Closing Adjustment (if any) that is allocable to Dissenting Shares,”.

	 	3.	 	Section 2.7 of the Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of the
following sentence at the end of the current text:

     “Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent
that there are any Dissenting Shares, promptly following
the Demand Date, and in any event within 15 days following the Demand
Date, Buyer and the Stockholders’ Representative will jointly direct the
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the Escrow Funds that is
allocable to such Dissenting Shares, and Buyer and the Stockholders’
Representative are hereby authorized to amend the Escrow Agreement to the
extent necessary or appropriate to effect such delivery of Escrow Funds to
Buyer.”

	 	4.	 	Clause (i) of Section 2.7 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety as follows:

     “(i)  a number of Shares of Buyer Stock (such shares, the “Escrow
Shares”), rounded to the nearest whole number, equal to (A) the
product of (1) 7.5% multiplied by (2) the Nominal Net Merger
Consideration multiplied by (3) 0.9109, divided by (B) the
Closing Price, or such other number of shares of Buyer Stock as Buyer and
the Company may mutually agree prior to the Effective Time to the extent
Buyer and the Company deem it necessary or advisable to fix the allocation
of the Escrow Funds between Escrow Shares and Escrow Cash in a proportion
approximating the Stockholders’ respective entitlements to receive shares
of Buyer Stock or cash out of the Escrow Funds so that they are equivalent
to their right to receive shares of Buyer Stock and cash immediately after
the Effective Time pursuant to the Merger; and”.

	 	5.	 	Clause (ii) of Section 2.7 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety to read as follows:

     “(ii) an amount in cash (such cash, the “Escrow Cash”) equal
to the product of (A) 7.5% multiplied by (B) the Nominal Net
Merger Consideration multiplied by (C) 0.0891, or such other
amount of cash as Buyer and the Company may mutually agree prior to the
Effective Time to the extent Buyer and the Company deem it necessary or
advisable to fix the allocation of the Escrow Funds between Escrow Shares
and Escrow Cash in a proportion approximating the Stockholders’ respective
entitlements to receive shares of Buyer Stock or cash out of the Escrow
Funds so that they are equivalent to their right to receive shares of
Buyer Stock and cash immediately after the Effective Time pursuant to the
Merger.”

	 	6.	 	Schedule 2.11 of the Schedules to the Agreement is hereby amended to add
thereto the two employees of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries who became
Stockholders of the Company after the date of the Agreement and who are not
Non-Accredited Investors, and for purposes of Section 3.1(b) of the Agreement the
parties hereby agree that the Election
Deadline for those two employees shall be 9:00 am, Eastern Standard Time, on the
date of the Closing.

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	 	7.	 	The second sentence of Section 3.3(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows:

     “For purposes of this Agreement, the “Demand Date” shall be
the twentieth (20th) day after the date of the mailing by the
Company to the Stockholders of notice of adoption of the Agreement, as
amended by the Amendment, and of such Stockholders’ rights to appraisal in
accordance with the Appraisal Rights Provisions.”

	 	8.	 	Annex 4.2(a) of the Schedules to the Agreement may be amended at any time
prior to the Effective Time by mutual agreement between Buyer and the Company.
	 
	 	9.	 	Schedule 4.4(a) of the Schedules to the Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the following sentences in their entirety:

     “Lease Agreement dated February 7, 2007 between Creditex Singapore
Pte. Ltd. and City Capital Corporation Pte. Ltd.”

	 	10.	 	Schedule 4.4(b) of the Schedules to the Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the following sentence in its entirety:

     “Under Regulation ATS Creditex Securities Corporation would be
required to file a notification of change in control with the SEC prior to
a material change”.

	 	11.	 	The twenty-fifth bulleted item of Schedule 4.12(e), the eleventh bulleted
item of Schedule 4.21(a), Schedule 4.21(b) and the eighth bulleted item of Schedule
6.1(i) of the Schedules to the Agreement may be amended at any time prior to the
Effective Time by mutual agreement between Buyer and the Company to vary the
individual allocations of amounts specified therein.
	 
	 	12.	 	Schedule 8.2(g) of the Schedules to the Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the following sentence in its entirety:

     “Lease Agreement dated February 7, 2007 between Creditex Singapore
Pte. Ltd. and City Capital Corporation Pte. Ltd.”

	 	13.	 	Clause (i) of Section 9.4(a) of the Agreement shall be amended and restated
in its entirety to read as follows:

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     “(i)  Buyer Indemnified Parties shall not be entitled to
indemnification pursuant to Section 9.2(a) or Section 9.2(e), and
Stockholder Indemnified Parties shall not be entitled to indemnification
pursuant to Section 9.3(a), except in either case to the extent that the
aggregate amount of all Losses that would otherwise be indemnifiable
pursuant to Section 9.2(a) and Section 9.2(e), or indemnifiable pursuant
to Section 9.3(a), as the case may be, exceeds $2,500,000 (in either such
case, the “Deductible”), and then in either such case only to the
extent that such Losses exceed the Deductible.”

	 	14.	 	Schedule A to the form of Registration Rights Agreement exhibited as Exhibit
B to the Agreement is hereby amended to add thereto the two former employees of the
Company and/or its Subsidiaries who are Stockholders and not Non-Accredited Investors
and who were inadvertently omitted therefrom.
	 
	 	15.	 	Upon execution of this Amendment, each reference in the Agreement to “this
Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of similar import, and each
similar reference in any document related thereto, or executed in connection
therewith, shall mean and be a reference to the Agreement as amended by this
Amendment, and the Agreement and this Amendment shall be read together and construed
as one single instrument. Notwithstanding the foregoing, references to the date of the
Agreement, as amended hereby, shall in all instances continue to refer to June 3,
2008. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, this Amendment shall not, by
implication or otherwise, alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the
obligations or covenants contained in the Agreement, all of which shall continue in
full force and effect.
	 
	 	16.	 	Article XII of the Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference herein in
its entirety mutatis mutandis.
	 
	 	17.	 	This Amendment shall be deemed effective as of the date first above
referenced.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be signed by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CREDITEX GROUP INC.

 	 
	 		By:  	/s/ Sophia Corona
 	 
	 		 	C.F.O. 	 
	 		 	 	 
	 	
	 	INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE, INC.

 	 
	 		By:  	/s/ Scott A. Hill
 	 
	 		 	SVP & CFO 	 
	 		 	 	 
	 	
	 	COLUMBIA MERGER CORPORATION

 	 
	 		By:  	/s/ Scott A. Hill
 	 
	 		 	President  & Treasurer 	 
	 		 	 	 
	 	
	 	TA ASSOCIATES, INC.

 	 
	 		By:  	/s/ Jonathan Meeks
 	 
	 		 	Managing Director 	 
	 		 	 	 
	 	

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