Similar Articles

Browse Main Topics:

Business
Computers & Electronics
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Leisure
Family & Home
Finance & Investment
Health
Internet
Pets & Animals
Science & Technology
Society, Politics & Culture
Sports & Recreation

Similar Articles

The Motley Fool August 23, 2010 Dan Caplinger	This Won't Deliver 50% Buyout Gains A merger ETF misses M&A targets until after it's too late. You may find that despite a catchy name, an ETF isn't following the same strategy you would.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Is There Free Money In These Stocks? Sometimes, a bargain price on a stock seems to offer investors free money. If you don't understand the risks involved, though, attractive stocks can burn you.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2006 Stephen Ellis	Chicago Merc: What Took You So Long? The deal that was obvious to everyone is finally done. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings announced that it will merge with the Chicago Board of Trade to form the CME Group, with a combined value of $25 billion. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Archipelago Inches Closer The merger between the New York Stock Exchange and Archipelago Holdings is back on track now that the Big Board has brokered a settlement with its dissident shareholders.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2005 James Early	Wall Street's Lesson for Main Street Hedge fund specialty trade offers insights for your own portfolio.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 John Finneran	New CME Dominates Derivatives CME Group, the new exchange formed from the merger of the Chicago Mercantile Market and the Chicago Board of Trade, enjoys the benefits of an 85% market share.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2007 Tom Taulli	CBOT Gets an ICE Pick IntercontinentalExchange makes a last-minute bid for the Chicago Board of Trade. This is complex stuff, and not a safe place for smart investors. Keep your money to yourself, but pull up a chair and watch. This should be a pretty good fight.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2006 John Finneran	Previewing 2007: NYSE Group Given the zoom in exchange stocks this year, valuing NYSE relative to other exchange stocks requires caution -- they are all very high.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2011 Dan Radovsky	Senate Antitrust Chairman Condemns AT&T Merger Politicians are starting to grumble about the AT&T -- T-Mobile merger.
BusinessWeek January 21, 2010 Tara Kalwarski	Why M&A Funds Are Hot They're not a gold mine, but their volatility is low, and they seldom lose money.
Financial Advisor February 2006 Alan Lavine	Alive And Well The ongoing merger boom keeps feeding the risk arbitrageurs' bottom line. Financial advisors have a number of options if they want to invest clients' cash in mutual funds that could benefit from merger deals.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2006 Stephen Ellis	ISE: Another Red-Hot Exchange The International Securities Exchange continues a winning streak as it rides the options wave. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2007 S.J. Caplan	CBOT Sitting Pretty The Chicago Board of Trade's parent posts impressive first-quarter earnings. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Monopolies and the Law Antitrust laws protect consumers against collusion. For investors, antitrust laws represent a barrier to what may otherwise be a lucrative merger or acquisition.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2009 Russ Krull	An ETF for Arbitrage Traders Is IndexIQ's new merger arbitrage ETF a buy?
Wall Street & Technology December 18, 2007 Ivy Schmerken	CME Group Migrates Combined CME-CBOT Electronic Trading to a Single Platform CME Group is migrating all the CBOT products to the CME Globex electronic trading platform while consolidating two open-outcry trading floors into one.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Love in the Pits? Rumors say the Chicago Merc wants to buy the Chicago Board of Trade before CBOT goes public. Meanwhile, the Merc has tacked on almost $50 in stock value in the past two days, a 19% rise.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2008 Rich Duprey	It Ain't Espionage, but Arbitrage Can Be Risky It's not easy to play the merger arbitrage game and win. When it works, you can make a tidy profit, but finding the right levers to pull hasn't been a simple task.
Registered Rep. October 26, 2012 Brad Zigler	Is It Prime Time for Event Driven ETPs? Portfolios pursuing event-driven (ED) strategies attempt to profit from mergers, restructurings, shareholder buybacks, tender offers, debt exchanges and private security offerings. There are some, but not many, event driven ETFs available.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	I Heart NYSE The New York Stock Exchange scores in its first public quarter. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Chicago Merc Makes Its Mark If we invested in a price-free vacuum, this quarter would be great news for Chicago Merc investors. Unfortunately, that's not the case.
Financial Planning January 1, 2010 Ilana Polyak	Merge Ahead The Merger Fund doesn't follow the fortunes of the stock market in either good or bad years.
Financial Advisor November 2007 Marla Brill	Three Roads To Value Merger arbitrage and undervalued stocks are appealing to Franklin Templeton's Mutual Qualified Fund manager Anne Gudefin, but she's waiting on distressed debt.
InternetNews July 1, 2005 Colin C. Haley	AT&T-SBC Inches Closer AT&T shareholders vote their way through to the next step. The next step is for the companies to convince federal agencies that the merger won't hurt competition.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2007 Chuck Saletta	Dueling Fools: NYSE Euronext Bear Don't mind the mergers. Watch the valuation. While NYSE Euronext has had a tremendous life as a public company, the future doesn't look nearly as bright.
Financial Planning May 1, 2007 David Grau	Linked In As they look to recreate themselves, surprisingly few small financial practice owners consider mergers.
The Motley Fool September 16, 2008 Alex Dumortier	The BofA/Merrill Deal Won't Happen The current stock prices of Merrill Lynch and Bank of America imply that either the market doesn't believe the deal will happen, or it doesn't believe it will happen on the current terms. Read on to see why.
Insurance & Technology March 11, 2009 Nathan Conz	CCC and Mitchell Terminate Merger Facing a legal challenge by the FTC, Mitchell International and CCC Information Services have mutually agreed to no longer pursue a merger.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2004 Selena Maranjian	On CEOs and Overconfidence Contrary to popular belief, mergers don't always reward shareholders.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2006 Alex Dumortier	Killer 'BOT Crushes Its Quarter The Chicago Board of Trade's parent company reported earnings reflecting the power of the tollkeeper business model. Investors, take note.
InternetNews May 18, 2005 Colin C. Haley	MCI CEO Predicts Fast Merger Approval Michael Capellas is optimistic that his company's merger with Verizon could close by year's end.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2006 Alex Dumortier	CME Does Well, Thinks Big The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has ambitious future plans. For investors thinking about purchasing CME shares, the principal risk relates to valuation.
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 David A. Twibell	When Neutral Is Good Market-neutral funds seek to minimize market risk while generating equity-like returns.
InternetNews October 11, 2006 Roy Mark	DoJ Approves AT&T-BellSouth Merger The AT&T-BellSouth proposed merger cleared its first regulatory hurdle today with a resounding thumbs up from the Department of Justice, which unconditionally approved the $67 billion deal.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The M&A Mix Tape A rockin' review of what dealmakers have been doing over the past week. "Don't Cha" by the Pussycat Dolls featuring IntercontinentalExchange... "Come Together" by The Beatles featuring Cisco Systems... etc.
U.S. Banker December 2003 Karen Krebsbach	Slugfest in Chicago Over Eurex U.S. Launch Eurex U.S. is an audacious move given the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade's market dominance. Ugly? Yes. Surprised? Hardly.
InsideFlyer June 2010	United and Continental Merger The new United Airlines will surpass Delta Air Lines as the world's largest carrier and serve 370 destinations in 59 countries.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2006 Joseph Khattab	Exchange Stocks Still Smokin' A recap of some of the hottest stocks on the market. April 2005 -- NYSE upgrades... March 2006 -- Nasdaq raises the stakes... March 2006 -- AMEX joins the party... etc.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	How I Learned to Love the Fund There should always be room for mutual funds in your portfolio; the best portfolio is a balanced portfolio.
Wall Street & Technology July 26, 2007 Lauren Paul	Jim Krause Improves Performance at CME The Chicago Mercantile Exchange's managing director and CIO discusses career influences, 2008 IT initiatives, and his top three current IT projects.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Satellite Radio's Death Match What will become of satellite radio companies XM and Sirius if the merger doesn't happen?
The Motley Fool November 30, 2006 John Finneran	Are Exchanges Overheated? Stock exchanges' stratospheric valuations may not reflect reality.
InternetNews June 24, 2005 Paul Shread	Veritas-Symantec Merger Gets Shareholder Nod Shareholders approved the merger of Veritas and Symantec, clearing the way for one of the largest software mergers ever.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2011 Tierney Plumb	In the News: Duke Merger With Progress Pushes On A key consumer group signs off on a $13.7 billion deal between the utility giants.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2006 Tim Beyers	Yankee Candle Snuffed The candle retailer agrees to be acquired after a mediocre third-quarter earnings report. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2005	Arbitrage Demystified You may be dabbling in arbitrage if you're busy on eBay. In investing terms, arbitrage is the practice of profiting from short-term differences in price.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2005 Rich Duprey	Mergers and Acquiescence Are investors better off holding or selling their stocks that are getting acquired?
The Motley Fool September 7, 2006 Aswath Damodaran	The Return of Leveraged Buyouts Investors, get up to speed on this resurgent financial trend. Several key consequences for investors, positive and negative, emerge from these buyouts.
Salon.com June 24, 2000 Diane Seo	You've got money! Shareholders at AOL's and Time Warner's merger meetings demand assurances that the companies will continue to rake it in.
The Motley Fool June 19, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: No Deal for Sirius and XM? Investors, the FCC begins its formal review process for the Sirius and XM merger. Will the deal go through?