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ISE starts trading options on four FocusShares ETFs

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) has begun trading options on four FocusShares exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track the performance of four of ISE’s proprietary indexes.

Markit buys BOAT from founding banks

Data provider Markit has bought BOAT, the MiFID-compliant trade reporting platform formed by a consortium of nine leading investment banks, from its founders for an undisclosed sum.

IP Trade expands European presence

IP Trade, a provider of internet protocol (IP)-based trading communications, has expanded its London office and opened new offices in Madrid and Milan.

TSE and LSE open Beijing offices

Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) opened a representative office in the central business district of Beijing, China on January 18 – the same day the London Stock Exchange formally opened its representative office in Beijing.

NYSE Euronext to buy Amex and sell its HQ

NYSE Euronext has agreed to buy the American Stock Exchange (Amex). The firm expects the transaction to close in the third quarter of 2008 and be accretive to its 2009 earnings.

MIXIT Connects to NYSE MatchPoint

MIXIT, a trading technology provider, will be able to connect brokers and their buy- and sell-side clients to NYSE MatchPoint, the New York Stock Exchange’s new block trading facility, when it launches on 22 January.