NYSE Euronext Company Description
NYSE Euronext operates the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), one of the oldest and largest stock markets in the world. It lists some 2,800 companies, including most of the largest US corporations; it also recruits foreign firms seeking the greater liquidity available in US markets. In 2007 the NYSE bought Euronext for some $10 billion to create the first trans-Atlantic exchange and the largest global stock market, with exchanges in Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, and Lisbon, plus automated trading desks, in addition to the NYSE. The merger also gives NYSE Euronext ownership of six derivatives and futures markets, including London-based LIFFE. In 2008 NYSE Euronext agreed to buy rival AMEX.
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