I'd have thought so

General consensus in the city is that LSE is going to have to roll over and just get shafted. It cant compete now...

Global dollar market on the way chaps

Posted By: Stoopish on June 2nd 2006 at 13:40:39

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Soooooooo NYSE has bought Euronext (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jun 2, 13:38:21
- Yeah that's quite scary... Headquarters in NY too... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 13:39:08
  - my understanding is that Euronext will operate as normal (General Chat) - oh arr, Jun 2, 15:50:51
  - I'd have thought so (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jun 2, 13:40:39
    - bollox - LSE will be ok especially with Nasdaq as a 25% owner of it (n/m) (General Chat) - oh arr, Jun 2, 15:51:57
    - Either that or the US chose a country to give a public beating to (General Chat) - pants, Jun 2, 13:45:02
      - but it's been happening across the globe (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jun 2, 13:48:16
        
        No I think Euronext was not an initiative of the AEX but a reaction to (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 13:49:17
        
        the German Bourse is isolated - not part of NYSE/Euronext - not part of LSE/Nasdaq (n/m) (General Chat) - oh arr, Jun 2, 15:53:44
        
        either way (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jun 2, 13:51:46
        
        Yeah and apparently NYSE's purchase of Euronext was a reaction to (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 13:55:49
        
        you got it (n/m) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jun 2, 14:01:08
    - Ooh but my shares are up 2% today :-) (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 13:44:07
      - Nice (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jun 2, 13:46:01
        
        they lost millions because they were "playing" on the margin just like in India? (n/m) (General Chat) - oh arr, Jun 2, 15:55:07
    - Finally realise the goals of the Marshall plan. Took them 60 years though (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 13:42:19
      - I take it you're just an long investor then? (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jun 2, 13:44:26
        
        Nope. Don't know enough, even though I worked for a Trading co for a year (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 13:46:10
        
        lol (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jun 2, 13:50:00
        
        No I managed software projects to handle the trading data. Therefore I had (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 13:54:47
        
        the NHS IT projects need you Steve in Holland - they need sorting out fast! (n/m) (General Chat) - oh arr, Jun 2, 15:56:42
        
        ahhh! I'm in charge of the technology news section (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jun 2, 14:00:58
        
        "Over the counter" trades. An IT professional's nightmare (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 14:03:10
        
        Deffo (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jun 2, 14:04:57
        
        I wasn't at Euronext or AEX, but at a private trading company called Optiver (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 14:06:17
        
        They all are :-) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jun 2, 14:11:06

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