Late Edition
The Dow closed up 25.43 to end the week at 11,796. The S&P 500 dropped 0.48 to 1,215 and the Nasdaq declined 15.49 to 2,572.
The VIX closed at 32, down 2.51.
Here are today's most active equity options and strikes.
Stories
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While gold chalked up its steepest decline in weeks Thursday, tumbling 3% on the day, someone was on a shopping spree.
As Gold Tumbled, Somebody Was Buying Aggressively From Wall Street Journal
Deutsche Boerse AG (DB1.XE) and NYSE Euronext (NYX) have offered to cede ground to European Union regulators scrutinizing the exchange groups' planned merger, as antitrust officials prepared to decide on the landmark exchange deal within two months.
Deutsche Boerse, NYSE Offer New Remedies To EU From Dow Jones
A slight opening of the kimono, no more revealing than that.
A slight opening of the kimono, no more revealing than that.
Quick View: Are DB/NYSEís remedies enough? From Financial Times
An executive of IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) told Illinois lawmakers Friday that it might wind up paying more in state taxes under a bill aimed at reducing the tax burden for rival CME Group Inc. (CME).
An executive of IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) told Illinois lawmakers Friday that it might wind up paying more in state taxes under a bill aimed at reducing the tax burden for rival CME Group Inc. (CME).
ICE Official: CME Tax Break Deal May Raise Costs For ICE
From Wall Street Journal
From Wall Street Journal
The shares of the worldís largest exchange operating firms rose by a combined 13.5% in October, according to a leading industry barometer, as a backdrop of economic turmoil led to a positive spike in trading for shares, fixed income and exchange-traded derivatives products.
Exchange shares jump on volatile trading From Financial News
One by-product of a volatile stock market is that traders are busier than ever trying to find the right place to stick their money. One company that benefits is CBOE Holdings (CBOE), parent of the Chicago Board of Options Exchange.
Here are Friday's Apple rumors
Friday'Apple Rumors From InvestorPlace
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