Euronext, a continental stock exchange that offers central counterparty and netting services via its clearing house, Clearnet, says it is happy to discuss partnerships with other European clearing houses to find a pan-European solution.

ECONOMIST: The London Stock Exchange

The stock and futures exchanges, and yet another independent entity, the clearing house, will all become one.

ECONOMIST: Exchanges

The UK's competition regulator has given the London Stock Exchange Group the go-ahead for its planned takeover of clearing house LCH Clearnet.

BBC: LSE cleared by OFT to buy LCH Clearnet

The London Stock Exchange is to buy a 60% stake in LCH Clearnet, the European clearing house, but for a lower price.

BBC: LSE agrees LCH Clearnet deal at lower price

"We're pleased they're going to repropose" amendments, says Susan Milligan, senior vice president of government relations for Options Clearing, the clearing house for the major options exchanges, including the Chicago Board Options Exchange, American Stock Exchange, Boston Options Exchange and International Securities Exchange.

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