EXCHANGES CONSOLIDATION Feb 11, 2013

Nasdaq held buyout talks with Carlyle

Discussions collapsed over failure to agree a valuation

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A trader reacts at his desk at the Frankfurt stock exchange ©Reuters From COMMENT Feb 11, 2013

Markets: With the volume down

Jaded traders are seeking clues that big economies are returning to solid growth

Ibrahim Turham, Istanbul Stock Exchange CEO ©Tolga Adanali From COMPANIES Feb 11, 2013

Turkish bourse chief has ambitious plans

Ibrahim Turhan wants to transform country’s business and finance

From LEX Feb 11, 2013

Indian stock exchanges: MCX-SX

NSE and BSE might be inspired enough to improve their game

TRADING TECHNOLOGY Feb 11, 2013

Weak trading volumes squeeze Fidessa

Trading technology group says banks are demanding lower prices

CLEARING & SETTLEMENT Feb 11, 2013

ASX to keep monopoly on equity trades

Applications from competitors will not be considered for two years

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A trader looks at a screen in a bank trading room in Milan ©AFP

Stop the high frequency trader arms race, writes Larry Harris of the USC Marshall School of Business

CLEARING & SETTLEMENT Feb 10, 2013

CME to push clearing rate swaps in London

UK clearance will pitch market operators into battle

Feb 10, 2013

New bourse launched in India

Venue will trade more than 1,100 equities and develop derivatives

MARKETS REGULATION Feb 8, 2013

CBOE and SEC in talks over investigation

Probe over company’s regulatory functions

Feb 8, 2013

Comment: Competition best to rebuild trust

Increasing competition can help restore trust, says Eric Pritchett

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