NYSE Euronext loses head of market data

NYSE suffers first loss of a senior executive since the collapse of planned Deutsche Börse merger as veteran of 13 years Mark Schaedel resigns

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Look before you leap, Mr Zuckerberg

In an open letter to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Joe Saluzzi of Themis Trading suggests the stock may become a chip in a giant casino

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NYSE board stands by Niederauer

Chairman says full board of directors is ‘fully supportive’ of chief executive despite the failure of attempted tie-up with Deutsche Börse

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Europe thwarts DB-NYSE deal

Decision overcame last-ditch resistance from a handful of fellow commissioners, underlining the clout and resolve of competition watchdog

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France pulls punch on financial tax

Nicolas Sarkozy says by taking the lead, France will provide a ‘shock’ to push other European nations into signing up to a full-blown tax covering the gamut of financial transactions

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D Börse and NYSE challenge block to merger

Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext call on Europe’s top competition regulator to clarify ‘wholly misconceived’ justification for blocking tie-up plan

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ICE to combine margins for CDS clearing

The exchange will begin allowing banks to combine the margin used to clear trades in single-name and indices of credit default swaps

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LSE makes a virtue of Italian banks’ needs

Placing of funds at Italian banks by the London Stock Exchange helps its total income rise 17 per cent in third quarter

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MF Global: Uncertain futures

Confidence in US derivatives trading has been battered by last year’s failure of a big broker, which showed customers could lose money kept in special accounts, writes Hal Weitzman and Gregory Meyer

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Quick View: Last-minute lifeline or false hope?

DB-NYSE is probably doomed but this latest twist shows there are ramifications that go far beyond the deal itself

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