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Public Exchange Envy… BATS Files For IPO (NYX, NDAQ, CME, CBOE, ICE, BATS, BAC, C, CS, DB, JPM, MS)

Posted: May 13, 2011 at 7:56 am

The U.S. is about to get another electronic exchange listed as a public stock.  BATS Global Markets, Inc. wants to come public and has just filed for an initial public ...
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Five Stocks That Will Cheer The Flash Crash Anniversary Passage (ACN, AAPL, CNP, EXC, PG)

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 2:31 pm

Friday, May 6, 2011 will mark the one-year anniversary of the 2010 Flash Crash.  The Flash Crash has been blamed on many things and many investors still dispute the true ...
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SEC Operational Plans If Government Closes Down (NYX, NDAQ, CME, ICE, CBOE)

Posted: April 8, 2011 at 11:50 am

If you are like the rest of who are upset about some 'minor market issues' like Bernie Madoff, Raj, Octopussy, and the dozens of other extreme violations of securities laws, ...
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M&A Watch: Fallacy of Pac Man Exchange Mergers (NYX, NDAQ, ICE)

Posted: April 6, 2011 at 12:01 pm

Early this morning when most people were asleep came news that the NYSE Euronext, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) was considering an opt-out of its existing merger pact with Deutsche Boerse to turn on ...
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From Shame to Antitrust: NYSE and NASDAQ-ICE Merger (NYX, NDAQ, ICE, CME)

Posted: April 1, 2011 at 7:35 am

First it was the shame that one of America's greatest names was going to effectively be foreign-owned.  The NYSE Euronext, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) is currently in a pending merger agreement ...
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The M&A Daily: Why Specialty Platforms Matter To Brokerage Firms (SCHW, OXPS, AMTD, ETFC, CBOE, NDAQ, NYX, MKTX, IBKR, TRAD)

Posted: March 22, 2011 at 12:01 pm

It is 12:00 Noon and that means it is time for The M&A Daily.  While news came out on Monday that Charles Schwab Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHW) was acquiring optionsXpress Holdings, ...
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Mergers Meet Valuation Concerns in Exchanges (NYX, NDAQ, ICE, CBOE, CME)

Posted: March 8, 2011 at 12:01 pm

The recently announced merger between the NYSE Euronext, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) and Deutsche Boerse has created a conundrum in the sector of exchanges.  Now there is a need to consolidate, ...
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More Exchange Mergers; Regulators Should Say No! (NYX, NDAQ, CME, CBOE, ICE)

Posted: February 9, 2011 at 11:35 am

Exchanges are already too powerful.  Now comes word that NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) is in advanced talks with Germany's Deutsche Boerse.  Shares were halted per the NYSE request.  The good ...
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Irish Bank Caught by NYSE Listing Rules Game (AIB, IRE)

Posted: February 7, 2011 at 2:25 pm

Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. (NYSE: AIB) has been in trouble from top to bottom from the financial crisis.  Things have become dire enough that now the bank has listing issues.  ...
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Does Pacific Ethanol Deserve Listing Requirement Extensions? (PEIX)

Posted: December 29, 2010 at 9:40 am

Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEIX) is trading higher this morning on reports that NASDAQ sent it a letter dated December 28, 2010 notifying the company that it has met all ...
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Coffee Conundrum: Coffee Shelf Life vs. Corporate Finance (ICE, KFT, SBUX, FARM, GMCR, PEET, CBOU, JO)

Posted: December 16, 2010 at 11:17 am

Coffee prices have been rising, primarily as a result of a projected failure in the Colombian crop due to heavy rains. Colombia usually produces about 12 million bags of coffee ...
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FXCM Meets With Interest In IPO Debut (FXCM)

Posted: December 2, 2010 at 10:56 am

A new IPO is out and it makes a living off of the world of FOREX, which also happens to be the largest financial market in the world.  FXCM Inc. ...
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Beyond Gold Trading… E-Micro Gold Contracts (GLD, IAU, PHYS, CME)

Posted: October 6, 2010 at 11:54 am

Exchange traded funds cover almost every strategy that the retail investor can imagine.  If you can't find an ETF, there may be a futures contract out there to trade an ...
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Underwriters & Analysts Turn Back on CBOE (CBOE)

Posted: July 26, 2010 at 9:47 am

CBOE Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) is trading as a busted IPO under its formal IPO pricing.  The $29.00 price was up 13% in June when the deal came public but ...
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Delisting Posse Heads to Ambac (FNM, FRE, ABK)

Posted: July 6, 2010 at 5:14 pm

We already knew all about the big delistings for Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE).  Now the delisting process is heading the way of Ambac Financial Group, ...
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