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EU opens probe into Nasdaq, Deutsche Boerse over ‘collusion’

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The EU on Thursday announced a formal antitrust probe against stock exchange operators Nasdaq and Deutsche Boerse over “possible collusion” involving financial derivatives.

The European Commission said it suspected US-headquartered Nasdaq and Germany’s Deutsche Boerse “may have entered into agreements or concerted practices not to compete” in the EU when dealing with certain derivatives.

 

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