TY - JOUR T1 - Strategies & Logic Behind the Recent Surge in ECN/Regional Exchange Acquisition JF - Trading SP - 68 LP - 69 VL - 2006 IS - 1 AU - David Mortimer Y1 - 2006/03/20 UR - http://guides.pm-research.com/content/2006/1/68.abstract N2 - Recently there has been a surge of acquisitions and investments in ECN/Regional Exchanges. Many are asking why this is happening and whether it will be advantageous for market quality. In this commentary, the discussion centers around two key drivers for this activity. The first is economic opportunity and offensive, the second is safety oriented and defensive. ER -