Bitnomial Exchange Designated as a Contract Market Chicago-based Bitnomial Exchange has gotten the greenlight from commodities regulator CFTC to become a designated contract market (DCM), which means that it can launch as a Bitcoin futures and options exchange. “The CFTC issued the order under Section 5 of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulation… Read More >>
Markit-IHS Challenges Dominance of Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters
Activity in the market data sphere has continued at a clip over the past two years but the recent $13 billion merger of two sector giants — Markit and IHS — marks the largest union. Together they will create a formidable force in corporate and financial coverage that will rival entrenched powerhouses Bloomberg and Thomson… Read More >>
Markit to Merge with IHS to Create $13B Behemoth
IHS, a provider of information and analytics to corporate America, and Markit, a market data and trading solutions vendor based in the U.K., have signed a definitive agreement that will combine the two in an all-share merger of equals to create an $13 billion provider of market data, analytics and solutions, say officials from both… Read More >>
