29 Facts About NYSE Euronext

1.

NYSE Euronext, Inc was a transatlantic multinational financial services corporation that operated multiple securities exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange, Euronext and NYSE Arca.

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NYSE Euronext offers a broad and growing array of financial products and services in cash equities, futures, options, exchange-traded products, bonds, market data, and commercial technology.

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NYSE Euronext manages the leading European derivatives exchange by value of trading.

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NYSE Euronext is a Delaware corporation, though the principal executive office of NYSE Euronext is located at 11 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005.

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5.

Owners of the 1,366 NYSE Euronext seats received 80,177 shares of NYSE Euronext Group stock plus $300,000 in cash and $70,571 in dividends for each seat.

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NYSE Euronext incorporated NYFIX's trading software into the company's package of offerings to customers.

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On July 7,2011, NYSE Euronext shareholders voted in favor of the merger, and on July 13,2011, Deutsche Boerse shareholders approved the deal as well.

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The acquisition is subject to regulator approval, though since the operations of ICE and NYSE Euronext have little in common—ICE is largely devoted to trading commodities, as opposed to NYSE Euronext's business of trading stocks and securities—the deal is not expected to be blocked.

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9.

NYSE Euronext Liffe offers its customers the Bclear and Cscreen services, which bridge the listed and over-the-counter markets.

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10.

Under this ownership structure, NYSE Euronext remains the largest shareholder in the entity and consolidates its financial reporting.

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11.

NYSE Euronext manages the day-to-day operations of NYSE Liffe US, which operates under the supervision of a separate board of directors.

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12.

In 2010, NYSE Euronext announced the sale of a significant equity interest in NYSE Amex Options to seven external investors: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, Citadel Securities, Citi, Goldman Sachs, TD Ameritrade, and UBS.

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Under the framework, NYSE Euronext remains the largest shareholder in the entity and manages the day-to-day operations of NYSE Amex Options, which operates under the supervision of a separate board of directors and chief executive officer.

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NYSE Euronext is the first integrated cross-border exchange, combining the stock exchanges of Amsterdam, Paris, Brussels and Lisbon into a single market.

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15.

All of NYSE Euronext's markets are operated by its subsidiaries, each of which holds a national license as an exchange operator.

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16.

NYSE Euronext completed its acquisition of the American Stock Exchange on October 1,2008.

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17.

Since the merger, Amex has been integrated into the company, with former Amex listings now trading directly on the NYSE Euronext, and has begun trading certain Nasdaq-listed securities.

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18.

NYSE Euronext Arca is the first electronic market to offer listed ETP issuers a Lead Market Maker program, which encourages liquidity provision that contributes to the best prices and depth in the ETP marketplace.

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19.

NYSE Alternext was created by NYSE Euronext to meet the needs of small and mid-sized companies seeking simplified access to the stock market.

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20.

NYSE Euronext Alternext is an exchange-regulated market with a lighter regulatory regime.

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21.

In September 2010, NYSE Euronext announced plans to create NYSE Blue, a new global company that will focus on environmental and sustainable energy markets.

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22.

NYSE Euronext contributed its ownership in BlueNext in return for a majority interest in NYSE Blue, and APX, Inc will contribute its business in return for a minority interest in the venture.

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23.

NYSE Euronext operates NYSE Technologies, Free Market, and owns NYFIX, Inc.

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24.

Free Markets of Brussels and Paris, organized by NYSE Euronext, are not regulated markets in the sense of the EU Directive.

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25.

In early 2014, NYSE Euronext took over the administration of the London interbank offered rate from the British Bankers Association.

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26.

NYSE Euronext maintains an active marketing campaign, both for its own brand, as well as for its listed companies.

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27.

NYSE Euronext's 8,000 listed issues provide members with an extensive network of global investors and business leaders with which to interact.

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28.

NYSE Euronext offers opportunities for co-branded advertising, linking listed companies to one another, as well as to the powerful brand that is NYSE Euronext.

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29.

NYSE Euronext ceased production of the print edition in 2013 and currently publishes content exclusively online.

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