Industry Summits
Execs defend humans in high-tech markets
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The heads of the world's biggest stock exchanges agree there is still room for the "human element" in a high-speed trading environment that has aggressively gone electronic. Full Article
NASDAQ OMX backs Paulson rules blueprint
NEW YORK (Reuters) - NASDAQ OMX Group Inc said on Friday the transatlantic electronic financial exchange backs the brand of flexible, streamlined regulation endorsed by U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. Full Article
New trading platforms challenge LSE
LONDON (Reuters) - Faster and cheaper new trading platforms are starting to erode the London Stock Exchange's position as the trading powerhouse of Britain, speakers at the Reuters Exchanges and Trading Summit said this week. Full Article
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Top exchanges digest big buys
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top financial exchanges' recent big-ticket buying spree may finally be grinding to a halt. Full Article
NASDAQ OMX eyes credit derivatives
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX Group Inc sees a role for itself in the credit derivatives market at a time when the subprime crisis has highlighted the importance of centralized exchanges, its president said on Friday. Full Article
Oil prices have "upward bias": ICE CEO
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crude oil prices have an "upward bias" long-term, mainly due to strong energy demand from the booming economies of China and India, the CEO of InterContinental Exchange Holdings said on Wednesday. Full Article
ICE CEO questions U.S. ethanol import tax
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States may need to get more of its ethanol from Brazil in order to boost the country's energy security and cut pressure on food prices, the chief executive of energy and commodity exchange IntercontinentalExchange Inc said on Wednesday. Full Article
Human touch still needed in trading: BIDS CEO
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite analyst predictions that trading floors on traditional stock exchanges may evaporate as electronic trading gains popularity, a human touch is still useful in certain types of trades, the chief executive of a top electronic trading network said on Wednesday. Full Article
ICE CEO says on lookout for deals
NEW YORK (Reuters) - IntercontinentalExchange Inc is looking for acquisition opportunities, but doesn't see itself as an easy target for a buyer, its chief executive said on Wednesday. Full Article
Need for cost cuts will drive exchange M&A
LONDON (Reuters) - The need to cut costs will force continuing consolidation among stock exchanges as they compete to offer clients a cheap one-stop shop for all their needs, an industry executive said on Wednesday. Full Article
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