Stock price when the opinion was issued
(A Top Pick Sept 30/15. Up 34.71%.) This has done extremely well on the back of acquisitions. They are worldwide and on 6 continents. Made an acquisition in Canada recently. They own OMX, a Netherlands-based electronic platform, and then introduced a lot of technology to make it more efficient, bring down costs and increase margins. When he bought this, it was at about 15X earnings, and is now at about 18X. Not quite as compelling, but still a Buy.
Historically, the exchanges have been great performers, but lately they have caught fire and are outperforming the market. Tailwinds are higher stocks, more volatility in April followed by aggressive buying as investor piled back into the market. If this high volume declines, though, so will the indexes. ETFs trading is also surging as are cryptos which concerns him because cryptos are risky. He prefers that people buy and hold quality stocks. You can buy options, only if you do it carefully. Can the stock of these exchanges keep running after such a big move? Yes, and the stocks are not that expensive. Though near all-time highs, as long as these conditions, including volatility, endure, these stocks will keep winning. The Nasdaq posted 24% YOY earnings growth. The Nasdaq also benefits from the current IPO surge.