The chief executive of Nasdaq OMX Group (NDAQ) said he anticipates discussing antitrust remedies with regulators reviewing his company's proposal to take over the New York Stock Exchange, but that any ground given would not dramatically change his plan to create a flagship for U.S. share listings.

Department of Justice staff have set a brisk pace for reviewing the proposal, according to Nasdaq OMX CEO Bob Greifeld, who added that he expects stricter oversight of the listings business should his company's bid for NYSE Euronext (NYX) win out.

"We expect there will be remedy discussions with the DOJ," said Greifeld, speaking to investors at an event hosted by UBS AG (UBS). "We're sanguine in that these actions don't change the business model we're looking at."

The combination of nearly all U.S. share listings under a single parent is seen as the biggest U.S. regulatory hurdle facing the joint proposal by Nasdaq OMX and partner IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) to buy NYSE Euronext, which in February agreed to merge with Germany's Deutsche Boerse AG (DB1.XE).

NYSE Euronext has repeatedly rebuffed its uninvited suitors, prompting ICE and Nasdaq last week to take their case directly to Big Board shareholders. Achieving some clarity on whether the ICE-Nasdaq proposal could pass muster with U.S. regulators is key to securing NYSE investor support ahead of a July 7 vote on the Deutsche Boerse combination.

-By Jacob Bunge, Dow Jones Newswires; 312 750 4117; jacob.bunge@dowjones.com

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