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  • January 2008

    • Commodities Markets in Merger Talks

      New York Times  |  Jan 29, 08 8:12 AM CST

      Commodities Markets in Merger Talks

      (Newser) - Owners of the Chicago and New York commodities exchanges are in preliminary talks that could end in an $11 billion merger of the two largest commodities markets in the US, reports the New York Times . NYMEX Holdings shareholders would receive $36 and 0.1323 of a share of CME's common stock in exchange for each NYMEX share. More »

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      merger  • commodities  • New York Mercantile Exchange  • commodities exchange  • Chicago Board of Trade  • Chicago Mercantile Exchange

  • September 2007

    • Windy City Finance Biz Lures New Yorkers

      Chicago Tribune  |  Sep 23, 07 2:51 PM CDT

      Windy City Finance Biz Lures New Yorkers

      (Newser) - If a Chicago-based hedge fund goes public, can it relocate East Coast talent to the Windy City? Citadel Investment Group, which is signaling interest in an IPO, says many New Yorkers fall in love with the city. Yet some still give it the cold shoulder:  "A lot of people in New York still believe anything west of the Hudson [River] is the wilderness,"  says one exec. More »

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      Chicago  • New York  • hedge fund  • financial markets  • financial services  • Chicago Mercantile Exchange  • Citadel

  • July 2007

    • Mercantile Merger Creates Super Market

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 10, 07 5:03 AM CDT

      Mercantile Merger Creates Super Market

      (Newser) - Chicago's Board of Trade and the Mercantile Exchange—bitter rivals for decades—will merge to form the world's largest derivatives market in a deal worth close to $12 billion, the Chicago Tribune reports. The merger ends months of jockeying and speculation as another suitor, Atlanta-based Intercontinental Exchange, failed to mount a competitive bid. More »

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      futures market  • derivatives market  • Chicago Board of Trade  • Chicago Mercantile Exchange

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