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Reflections On The Merc-CBOT Merger
WBAL Channel – With the historic, $8 billion combination of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade that was announced on Oct. 17, BusinessWeek asked some prominent players in the futures trading industry for their thoughts on the deal and

CME and CBOT to Merge Derivatives Exchanges
Wall Street and Technology – The Chicago Exchange Mercantile and Chicago Board of Trade have signed a definitive agreement to merge the two exchanges, creating a powerhouse in global derivatives trading that rivals the size of its nearest competitors. Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Euroshares firmer in early deals, earnings reassure investors; oil
Forbes – Deutsche Boerse rose 1.04 to 125.10 after saying that it believes that its own merger ambitions are more likely to be realised following the announcement earlier this week that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc will pay 8 bln usd for CBOT

RealMoney Radio: Dow Milestone Matters
Street.Com – Unless people are from Chicago, they probably haven't heard of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ( CME – news – Cramer's Take ) or CBOT ( BOT – news – Cramer's Take ), but on Tuesday these two competitors decided to get together, Cramer said. He believes these

CME to acquire exchange rival CBOT for $ 8 billion
Manila Bulleting Online – NEW YORK, Oct. 18 (Reuters) Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc., said on Tuesday it would buy crosstown rival CBOT Holdings, Inc. for more than $ 8 billion, ending a century of bitter competition to create the world s largest publicly

CBOE membership seat bought for $1.505M
Quad-Cities Times – Traders have said that seat prices have risen in the wake of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. buy of CBOT Holdings Inc. Tuesday, as buyers speculate that the $8 billion acquisition could resolve a dispute between the CBOT and the CBOE

Nasdaq 3Q Profit Rises 70 Percent
MSN MoneyCentral – The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. agreed this week to buy rival CBOT Holdings Inc. for $8 billion. Meanwhile, NYSE Group Inc. continues to pursue its combination with Euronext NV. 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This

Wm. Blair bags its biggest deal in CME/CBOT deal
Crain's Chicago Business – (Reuters) Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.'s purchase of CBOT Holdings Inc. represents the biggest deal yet for William Blair&Co., the Chicago-based investment firm that helped advise CME in the negotiations. The $8 billion merger of