NYSE Changing Hands: Antitrust and Attempted Acquisitions of an Erstwhile Monopoly

Thomas D. Jeitschko, Michigan State University - Department of Economics discusses NYSE Changing Hands: Antitrust and Attempted Acquisitions of an Erstwhile Monopoly.

ABSTRACT: The Intercontinental Exchange’s current attempted acquisition of NYSE-Euronext is the third takeover proposal in as many years. In this article the two previous attempts are reviewed and lessons are drawn from an antitrust and competition policy perspective concerning the evolving competitive landscape of exchanges.