Sources: Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch (I, II), Reuters, Forbes
Commentary: CBOT Favors ICE Over CME, May Stay Independent — Papers • CBOT Taking ICE Offer Seriously: Money Talks • CBOT Members Believe CME Partnership is Right, Price is Wrong
Stocks/ETFs to watch: IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE), CBOT Holdings, Inc. (BOT), Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME). Competitors: NYMEX Holdings Inc. (NMX), International Securities Exchange Inc. (ISE), Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. (NDAQ), NYSE Euronext (NYX). ETFs: PowerShares Dynamic Mid Cap Growth (PWJ), PowerShares Dynamic Aggressive Growth (PGZ)

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