Edoardo Cignoli : BATS, Direct Edge in Merger Talks

Electronic-exchange group BATS is in advanced discussions to merge with rival Direct Edge, in a deal that would unseat Nasdaq OMX as the second-largest U.S. stock-exchange operator by volume.



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