Do you think since the NYSE and NASDAQ are public companies, the AMEX would be the next to go public?
They are cleaning it up for a go. They have blown their options business and their etf business. Dropped the ball on both after pioneering the respective businesses. Can't see much left to pick over for a suitor.
Their equities have been outperforming NYSE and Nasdaq. Seems like after losing the options & etfs, they had to tell their specialists to lay off the equities and let the hedge funds play around a bit. AMEX still has the most undervalued equity plays and huge run ups can happen as noone really interferes.