Under the counter

You might remember that a couple of weeks ago I (almost) promised that I had written my final word on the CME takeover of CBoT. Well, I would much prefer it if you didn’t remember that – why I just reminded you of the fact I will never know – because I am embarrassed to admit that I lied. Let’s be honest, it was always going to happen: an event that enormous should be good to keep me going with sarcastic comments and barely-literate commentary for months, if not years. But how could I ignore the reports swirling...