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Retired

Registered: Jun 2004
Posts: 352

06-03-12 05:41 PM

Do you think some bigger firm will take over IB one day?

These firms come to my mind -- investment banks like GS and MS, retail brokers like E*Trade and Ameritrade, and maybe even private equity?

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Swan Noir

Registered: Jun 2009
Posts: 1704

06-03-12 05:43 PM

Of course it could happen but there is no indication of it happening anytime soon.

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Do you think some bigger firm will take over IB one day?

These firms come to my mind -- investment banks like GS and MS, retail brokers like E*Trade and Ameritrade, and maybe even private equity?

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Retired

Registered: Jun 2004
Posts: 352

06-03-12 05:46 PM

With the treasury yields dropping so low, any profitable company could be considered as a valuable yield generator.

IBKR is also trading near the bottom of its price range.

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1245

Registered: May 2012
Posts: 510

06-03-12 06:32 PM

Not while Tom is in charge. Too many synergies. In my opinion IB was created as an inexpensive source of order flow for Timber Hill. The way Peak 6 created optionshouse. They are worth more together.

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just21

Registered: Feb 2002
Posts: 3301

06-03-12 07:03 PM

Tp turned down gs and ms many years ago when they wanted the timber hill option market share. Gs bought hull and slk.

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1245

Registered: May 2012
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06-03-12 07:05 PM

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Tp turned down gs and ms many years ago when they wanted the timber hill option market share. Gs bought hull and slk.

GS bought SLK for everything they are getting rid of. GSEC and RediPlus.

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