GFI

NYSE owner to buy commodities trading firm

Richa Naidu, Reuters
November 16, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange Inc, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, said it would buy commodities trading platform Trayport from BGC Partners Inc and GFI Group Inc for about $650 million in stock.

ICE to acquire Trayport for $650 million in stock

Press Release
November 16, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange, a network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Trayport for $650 million in ICE common stock.

CME's not done with GFI yet

Jaime Toplin
March 20, 2015

Financial services research firm KBW noted in its Exchanges Volume Weekly report that market volatility ticked up slightly and futures volume grew by 19% over the previous week during a busy week f

GFI voluntarily delists from NYSE

Bernardo Mariano
March 20, 2015
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BGC strikes a deal

Jaime Toplin
February 20, 2015

Late Thursday, GFI Group and BGC Partners reached an agreement on BGC’s tender offer to acquire the company.

Lifeguard on duty: NYSE wants to draw traders away from dark pools

Bernardo Mariano
February 2, 2015
Exchange shorts for Monday, February 2, 2015.

CME and GFI terminate merger agreement

Jaime Toplin
January 30, 2015
After a months-long bidding war, GFI shareholders today rejected the CME bid to acquire the group, leaving room for BGC's competing offer to win out.

GFI derby heading to homestretch

Jaime Toplin
January 29, 2015
With the final shareholder vote coming up on Friday, the CME-BGC bidding war continues to intensify.

BGC to GFI shareholders: vote no on CME bid

Press Release
January 28, 2015

NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2015 -- BGC Partners, Inc.

GFI's biggest shareholder stands with CME

Press Release
January 27, 2015