We are looking at the hours that the exchange opens, among other things we are looking at, and we haven't decided anything specific. There is absolutely nothing new in this.

to ensure the most liquid exchange, that may [mean] more electronic trading, but that remains to be seen.

To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.

The NYSE is by far the largest market, it is the most liquid market, we have the best price 93 percent of the time, but one of the things we're not is the fastest. And some of the big institutional customers have said they want the ability to trade quickly and with a high degree of certainty and we're going to give them the ability to do that.

pleased with the resolution of this litigation, which allows our members to vote as planned on the proposed merger on Dec. 6.

Our trading and underwriting business were down from record first-half levels in an increasingly difficult environment.