Article: The Wonder Singer

Article: Merc's 11th-hour bid revealed as desperation: Fight for ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  July 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... to buy the Chicago Board of Trade, the Merc at the last moment raised its bid and walked ... possibility. For several months, in fact, the Merc's management was under extreme stress ... Terry Duffy, executive chairman of the Merc, in an interview with the Tribune. He ...

Article: Merc faces prospect of bidding war.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  March 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Trade, but industry observers say the Merc still will have plenty of muscle to flex ... nation's largest futures exchange, the Merc was counting on its long-planned merger ... cement its global dominance. But what the Merc, and stunned industry observers, weren ...

Article: Merc inches closer to initial stock offer Exchange hopes ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 11, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... bustling home for futures trading. The Merc's holding company Monday filed a statement ... acts more quickly, that would make the Merc the first U.S.-based market with an ... either late this year or early in 2003. The Merc also was silent on how many shares it will ...

Article: MERC SEAT PRICES BOUNCE BACK FROM DECEMBER LOW.
Crain's Chicago Business;  March 15, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... enhance seat values. The turnaround -- one Merc division membership traded at $180,000 ... reflects increased confidence in the Merc's electronic-trading strategy, consolidation ... futures and options at Commerz Futures and a Merc board member. ``It's a whole new world ...

Article: Merc execs cashing in on sharp stock run-up.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  April 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... options on futures. Because shares of the Merc have soared more than twelvefold since ... popping profits: the stock options held by Merc executives. Thanks to the remarkable jump in the price of the exchange's shares, Merc executives are holding options that promise ...

Article: Merc makes HQ deal; CME Group stays on Wacker, moves ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  August 28, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... at 141 W. Jackson. Terms call for the Merc's two trading floors at 20 S. Wacker ... the latest in electronic equipment. The Merc will lease one of the floors while the ... A charitable trust affiliated with the Merc sold the trading floors to Tishman Speyer ...

Article: Merc boosts bid for CBOT.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  May 11, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... 9.93 billion all-stock offer, the Merc and CBOT indicated their proposed merger ... future would be more secure alongside the Merc. CBOT formally rejected the bid from Atlanta ... rivals and once bitter adversaries, the Merc and Board of Trade see a future together ...