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fgroenert	Stock exchange specialist that is remaking itself ivo market transformation.	Love	February 18, 2008
AKPrincess	I like the fact that they own 1% of the NYSE	Love	November 12, 2007
Barrons	From Barron's 7-16-07: "Since December, the NYSE essentially has been subsidizing specialists with direct cash "revenue-sharing" payments. The program, scheduled to last six months, was just extended through Aug. 31. The extension came as specialists were in near-revolt over what they see as a deck stacked against them; the situation even spawned rash talk of a walkout as a protest. These issues would seem to have spurred last week's announcement that LaBranche & Co. (LAB) -- one of the largest specialist firms and the biggest independent one -- would "explore strategic alternatives," presumably a search for possible acquirers...LaBranche, at a recent price of $7.28, has a market value of $449 million. Some $240 million of that can be attributed to its ownership of 2.9 million shares in NYSE parent NYSE Euronext (NYX)."	Love	July 14, 2007
bbrooks	Speculative stock on NYX holdings and potential upside	Love	January 11, 2007