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Content tagged with Exchanges posted in December 2012
ICE's NYSE Swoop Creates Derivatives Giant
News  |  12/21/2012  | 
IntercontinentalExchange's $8.2 billion takeover of New York Stock Exchange owner NYSE Euronext allows it to tap into a dramatic expansion of demand for clearing financial derivatives expected next year.

In ICE-NYSE Deal, One CEO Steps Back, The Other Rises
News  |  12/21/2012  | 
Duncan Niederauer, the chief executive of New York Stock Exchange operator NYSE Euronext, once boldly proclaimed that his company could not be acquired.

In ICE-NYSE Deal, One CEO Steps Back, The Other Rises
News  |  12/21/2012  | 
Duncan Niederauer, the chief executive of New York Stock Exchange operator NYSE Euronext, once boldly proclaimed that his company could not be acquired.

IntercontinentalExchange Buys NYSE Euronext for $8 Bln
News  |  12/20/2012  | 
IntercontinentalExchange agreed an $8 billion deal to buy New York Stock Exchange owner NYSE Euronext on Thursday, propelling the commodities player into European financial futures and helping it to take on arch rival CME Group.

Factbox: ICE-NYSE Euronext Would Go Third in World Table
News  |  12/20/2012  | 
A look at the world's top exchanges by market capitalization, as IntercontinentalExchange agrees to pay $8 billion for NYSE Euronext.
IntercontinentalExchange Buys NYSE Euronext for $8 Bln
News  |  12/20/2012  | 
IntercontinentalExchange agreed an $8 billion deal to buy New York Stock Exchange owner NYSE Euronext on Thursday, propelling the commodities player into European financial futures and helping it to take on arch rival CME Group.

Seatbelts, Air Bags Won't Solve Threat of Tech-Induced Market Crashes
News  |  12/18/2012  | 
Given the rapid growth of technology in all aspects of the market, the disastrous BATS and Facebook IPOs - and the Knight Capital episode - shouldn't have been a big surprise.
JPMorgan Copper ETF, First in US, Gets Green Light
News  |  12/17/2012  | 
U.S. regulators have finally approved JPMorgan Chase & Co's controversial plan to launch a copper exchange-traded fund backed by actual stockpiles of the metal, dealing a blow to end users who fear the product will wreak havoc on prices.

Nasdaq to Buy Stake in Dutch Derivatives Trading Venue
News  |  12/11/2012  | 
NASDAQ OMX Group is buying a 25 percent of a Dutch cash equity and equity derivatives trading venue, with an option to secure a majority stake.
Nasdaq to Buy Stake in Dutch Derivatives Trading Venue
News  |  12/11/2012  | 
NASDAQ OMX Group is buying a 25 percent of Dutch cash equity and equity derivatives trading venue TOM, The Order Machine, with an option to secure a majority stake, the transatlantic exchange operator said late on Monday.

SEC Partially Lifts Moratorium on Actively Managed ETF
News  |  12/7/2012  | 
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is partially lifting an almost three-year-old moratorium on applications for actively managed, exchange-traded funds, creating an opportunity for fund managers to use derivatives when they launch them.

Schwab Eyes Commission-Free ETF Supermarket
News  |  12/7/2012  | 
Charles Schwab Corp has been quietly meeting with exchange-traded fund providers to try to persuade them to join a new network that would make ETFs available commission-free to the brokerage's 8.6 million customers.

'Black Box' Hedge Funds Buy Exchange Seats to Dodge Brokers
News  |  12/6/2012  | 
Some of the world's top computer-driven hedge funds are buying exchange memberships to trade directly on the biggest commodities and financial futures markets, saving on the sizeable commissions normally paid to brokers.

Share Volume to Stay Low as Euro Crisis Hits Industry
News  |  12/5/2012  | 
Trading in European equities is at its lightest since the euro zone debt crisis began and is set to stay low as shaky economies and stricter regulation shrink business for the financial industry.


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