NYSE & Euronext (already news) Speculation: CME & NYMEX (already friendly with NYMEX planning to list products on Globex) Nasdaq & LSE (Nasdaq has around a 25% stake in the LSE already, would be a highly leveraged deal) Deutsche Boerse & ? Eurex & ? CBOT & (maybe some of the regional grain exchanges)? Any thoughts?
CBOT CEO Says Focuses on Organic Growth, but Will Evaluate All Opportunities NEW YORK (AP) -- Chicago Board of Trade Chief Executive Bernard Dan said Thursday he is more focused on building up the world's third-largest derivatives exchange through organic growth, but doesn't plan to sit out on consolidation if the right deal presents itself. http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060608/cbot_ceo.html?.v=1
CME says can be very selective on mergers http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/artic...6-08_13-18-22_L08257855&type=comktNews&rpc=44
Proposed NYMEX fee's for Globex http://www.nymex.com/globex_fees.aspx Retail looks to be $1.50 a side for CL or under 2,500 contracts a day (lol).
Best quote from the article (regarding COMEX electronic trading rights)...... The Financial Times quoted an unnamed NYMEX shareholder saying that COMEX had been asking for $300 million to $400 million for their trading rights, which the shareholder reportedly said was "crazy... They should be paying us as they are losing market share." http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/artic...6-12_21-00-00_N12306818&type=comktNews&rpc=44