Archipelago, NYSE in frame as Eurex confirms partnership talks

Eurex has confirmed speculation that it has been in talks with US exchanges about a partnership deal, intended to revive the fortunes of its near-dormant Eurex US subsidiary. The exchange did not name the US exchanges that it was talking to, but a source with knowledge of the situation told FO Week that Archipelago and Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) were involved parties.

Market sources have previously named Archipelago, which recently merged with New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and is the parent of Pacific Exchange, as a potential US partner for Eurex...