BATS, NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq Bid for Chi-X: Report

Chi-X Europe is apparently in strong demand these days, with BATS Global Markets, NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq OMX each bidding to acquire the pan-European trading platform, the Financial Times said.

The newspaper, citing two sources familiar with the matter, said that each of the exchange operators has furnished fresh offers for Chi-X Europe ahead of a Friday deadline for “second round” bids.

More than a quarter of all FTSE 100 stocks trade on Chi-X and the winning bidder would gain a dominant presence in the European cash equities trading market, dwarfing that of the London Stock Exchange or Deutsche Borse, the newspaper added.

A source also told the Financial Times that Direct Edge also made a bid for Chi-X.

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