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Private equity role seen small in exchanges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firms will likely push deeper into the global exchange sector but with limited impact, exchange chiefs said this week, kept at bay by ownership rules, regulations, and complexity in the rapidly consolidating industry. Full Article | Video
Milliseconds are focus in algorithmic trades
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Algorithmic trading, in which computers execute orders at lightning speeds, has financial exchanges relocating computer systems to shave milliseconds off execution times, executives said this week at the Reuters Exchanges and Trading Summit. Full Article
NYSE CEO says traffic spikes could snag exchanges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Big Board has enhanced its message handling capacity after experiencing delays during a market rout in February, but NYSE Euronext's chief executive could not rule out the NYSE, or another exchange, again being overwhelmed by massive message traffic. Full Article
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ICE confident 2 months into CBOT waiting game
NEW YORK (Reuters) - IntercontinentalExchange Inc. is confident its bid for CBOT Holdings Inc. will be accepted and that it will be able to integrate the much larger exchange, Chief Executive Jeffrey Sprecher said on Wednesday. Full Article | Video
BATS Trading considers London move
NEW YORK (Reuters) - BATS Trading Inc., a fast-growing electronic trading platform in U.S. equities, is considering a move into the London market, its chief executive said on Wednesday. Full Article
ISE CEO sees Eurex accessing U.S. markets
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A combined International Securities Exchange Inc. (ISE) and Eurex would give the European exchange, operated by Deutsche Boerse AG and SWX Swiss Exchange, access to U.S. markets and cause little disruption at the U.S. options exchange, ISE's chief executive said on Wednesday. Full Article
NYSE, Nasdaq strategies clash
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The chief executives of the two leading U.S. stock exchanges laid out dueling visions of their industry's future at the Reuters Exchanges and Trading Summit, underscoring a yawning strategic gulf. Full Article
NYSE doesn't rule out options acquisitions
NEW YORK (Reuters) - NYSE Euronext can boost its share of the U.S. equity options market with existing products, but would not rule out an acquisition, chief executive John Thain said on Tuesday. Full Article
Philly stock exchange ready for deal: CEO
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Stock Exchange is ready to do a deal and is mulling options, its chief executive said on Tuesday. Full Article | Video
Nasdaq CEO says no "meaningful" LBO plans
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq, the top U.S. electronic stock market, is not seriously considering going private, its CEO said on Tuesday, although he added that he saw private equity firms boosting their role in exchange consolidation. Full Article | Video
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