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RE: CME reverting to original Globex



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> In my opinion the CBOT has
> made a wise decision to join the Eurex system for electronic trading
> beginning sommer next year.
> 
> My favorite scenario: a merger of CME/CBOT, discarding Globex/II and the
> ability to trade all contracts of both exchanges over the new Eurex/CBOT
> system. With the announcement to trade even the softs (cocoa, coffe etc.) at
> the CBOT, only the energy-complex would be missing to have one reliable
> electronic trading platform for all major future-markets.

If I recall from a few weeks ago, it was the decision of the CBOT to use
the Eurex system that effectively blew up any chance of a merger of the
exchanges or even of the clearing corps which is what everyone really
wanted.

> 
> Just dreaming?    We will see ...
> 
> Martin
> 
>