Under the counter

All for oneAs I'm sure you're aware, I am not one for avoiding elephants in the room; in fact, some have suggested that on numerous occasions in the past I have been so, how shall we put this, 'bleary-eyed' that there could have been half a dozen pachyderms in the downstairs toilet and I would have blundered straight into them unawares. Still, it has come to my attention that in recent weeks I have paid scant attention to the looming CME takeover of CBoT and I must agree that it seems rather short-sighted (there I go again) to be berating a hard-working ISV like TT for its grand ambitions when the exchange behemoth is developing before our eyes. That being the case, it's probably about time to mention the ongoing war of words between the CME top brass...