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TMX Datalinx
, TMX Group’s information services division, today welcomed ITG Canada Corp. (ITG) to its recently completed co-location facility. ITG and its broker-neutral crossing network, MATCH Now, have completed their technology migration into the expanded facility.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, today announced it has entered into an agreement with BGC Partners, Inc. to acquire the eSpeed platform for a purchase price of $750 million in cash plus certain contingent issuances of stock that approximate certain tax benefits to NASDAQ OMX. eSpeed operates a fully executable central limit order book for electronic trading in U.S. Treasuries, which will give NASDAQ OMX a strong entry point in the electronic fixed income business — one of the largest and most liquid cash markets in the world. The transaction is expected to be accretive to earnings within the first twelve months after closing, excluding transaction-related costs, and to generate attractive returns on capital.

Credit Suisse today announced that AES Options single leg tactics for US listed Equity, Index and ETF options can now be accessed through PrimeTrade, Credit Suisse’s leading global front end trading system for listed derivatives, US treasuries and foreign exchange.

Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) has standardized on Informatica Ultra Messaging as its enterprise messaging backbone. Informatica Corporation (Nasdaq:INFA), the world’s number one independent leader in data integration software, today announced that this is resulting in more effective trading services for CHX.