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Why a CBOE and Bats Global merger makes sense

News Analysis: Details of a potential tie-up are limited but, taken at face value, a merger makes sense in many ways. Here's why...

Friday 23 September 2016 at 17:06

CBOE is still one of the few exchanges to operate an open outcry floor
CBOE is still one of the few exchanges to operate an open outcry floor Photo: Getty Images

Two major US exchange groups, CBOE Holdings and Bats Global Markets, are reportedly in talks over the global exchange sector's latest multibillion-dollar merger.

Chicago-based CBOE, which operates in the lucrative US equity options market and owns the popular Vix volatility indices, would be the bigger party in any deal, with a valuation of around $5.6 billion.