Smart Money would say that there would be one public exchange in Canada. A 2 to 3 year hold will make you some money. You might want to wait for some weakness.
Have a friendly agreement with the TSX (X-T), which will expire in 2009. This will become a kind of derivative and stock market. Some big competitive issues.
A backdoor way to play the US options business. They have the market cap to do it. Montreal should give itself more options then just Toronto. Will make themselves a serious key player by making acquisitions in the US options market.
(A Top Pick Oct 24/07. Up 18.6%.) Talks between Montreal and TSX had looked like they had stalled very badly last summer but looks like it is proceeding now. Going forward, the TSX (X-T) is the better bet.
Is going to be taken out by the Toronto stock exchange. Is more expensive then the Toronto. Thought the valuation is too high.
Suggests buying TSX instead.