lol

I've been here for 6 months and I'm still getting to grips with even speaking about it. How you traded the buggers god knows.

Posted By: Stoopish on June 2nd 2006 at 13:50:00

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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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