NASDAQ OMX Completes Acquisition of eSpeed Platform for Trading of Benchmark U.S. Treasuries
- Independent Electronic Trading Platform Meets Customer Demand for Trading in Largest, Most Liquid Market in the World
- Accretive to EPS within the First 12 Months, Excluding Transaction-Related Costs
“We are beginning to see a fundamental shift in underlying drivers of the U.S. Treasury market and we feel the addition of eSpeed to NASDAQ OMX‘s portfolio will provide our combined customer base with a significantly expanded opportunity set,” said Bob Greifeld, Chief Executive Officer of NASDAQ OMX. “As the liquidity dynamics in the U.S. Treasury market evolve through the government’s tapering of the quantitative easing program, our customers will be well-positioned to assess their strategic investments across fixed income, equities and derivatives globally.”
NASDAQ OMX announced its intent to acquire the eSpeed platform on April 1, 2013 to enter benchmark U.S. Treasuries, one of the largest markets in the world with over $500 billion in daily trading volume. The addition of the eSpeed platform provides NASDAQ OMX clients an opportunity to navigate the benchmark U.S. Treasuries market with services for the full life-cycle of global fixed income trading. eSpeed is well positioned, through the independent ownership of NASDAQ OMX, to benefit from the normalization of the U.S. bond market and the core drivers of volumes like stability in the issuance of new Treasuries, continued electronification of the U.S. Treasury market, resolution of fiscal uncertainty and changes in government intervention through quantitative easing.
“We are excited about the future as the talent, technology and market knowledge we are acquiring creates a significant competitive advantage,” said Eric Noll, Executive Vice President, Transaction Services U.S. and U.K. at NASDAQ OMX. “The addition of eSpeed to our transaction business will make NASDAQ OMX a leading, global player in a new asset class and will better serve dealers in the over-the-counter market along the value chain from pre- to post-trade.”
NASDAQ OMX expects the acquisition to be accretive to earnings within the first 12 months, excluding transaction-related costs, and to generate attractive returns on capital.
NASDAQ OMX‘s Transaction Services business provides the financial services community with trading platforms, market quality programs and solutions that reduce operational costs for a wide range of market participants with various investment strategies, time horizons and risk tolerance. The business operates the world’s most liquid marketplace for U.S. equities, as well as options, exchange-traded products and futures platforms across the globe.
Website: http://www.nasdaqomx.com
Contact
NASDAQ OMX Media
Joseph Christinat
+1.646.441.5121
Send Email
Robert Madden
+1.646.441.5045
Send Email
NASDAQ OMX Investor Relations
Edward Ditmire, CFA
+1.212.401.8737
Send Email
This news is a press release provided by The NASDAQ OMX Group. Korea Newswire follows these editorial guidelines.
-
2018년 3월 7일 12:46