archipelago news from FierceFinance

John Thain was a man in heavy demand. While the jury is out on whether the NYSE will emerge as the unquestioned world exchange leader, he was seen as decisive and shrewd, especially for his deals Read more...

Jerry Putnam will be remembered as the man who really helped bring a new trading model to the New York Stock Read more...

Floor denizens at the New York Stock Exchange are used to being called dinosaurs, anachronisms and colorful characters and the like. Certainly, enough 'end of an era' stories about them have been Read more...

The NYSE Group has hired another big name Goldman Sachs executive. Duncan Niederauer will join the company as president and co-chief operating officer. He'll be in charge of cash equities Read more...

A group of ex-NYSE seatholders has sued the New York Stock Exchange, charging that they were misled by CEO John Read more...

To do global battle, the New York Stock Exchange needs the kind of efficiencies that come from deals like the one with Archipelago. To that end, it continues to pare. The latest news is that it Read more...

If the Archipelago and Euronext deals works as planned, the NYSE is set to become a global, 24/7 provider of services. It all depends on integrating the acquisitions, which could be difficult. Read more...

Will the Big Board's plans for a hybrid system work? Traders magazine notes it has been two years since the Big Board filed its plans with the SEC. Since then, the exchange has filed Read more...

A MarketWatch columnist notes that John Thain has long maintained that he would hold the top job at the New York Stock Exchange for just three-to-five years. He's less than a year away Read more...

Atticus Capital bought up roughly 2.5 million New York Stock Exchange shares last week, which gave the issue a nice boost. A former owner of 12 percent of Archipelago, the fund now has 9.4 million Read more...