Banking on transparency

Nasdaq has acquired a much larger footprint in structured products, particularly in the US. The latest purchases - of OMX and of a third share in the Dubai International Financial Exchange - have further catalysed growth and considerably expanded the index provider's global reach. John Jacobs, executive vice-president of Nasdaq Financial Products and chief marketing officer at Nasdaq OMX talks to Matt Cameron

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Q: Nasdaq made several important acquisitions last year, including that of OMX. What impact has this had on your structured products business?

The acquisitions have affected our structured products business in two ways. Nasdaq in the US owns the Nasdaq stock market, the Portal market and also owns an options market. This organisation bought OMX, which owns seven stock markets across Europe and a derivatives marketplace. Furthermore, as a part of this transaction, Nasdaq has come to acquire one

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