Excerpt from:  Futures and Commodity News
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January 29, 2008

Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Nymex Holdings Discuss Merger

Commodities markets may merge
Two of the major commodities markets in the U.S., Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Nymex Holdings, may merge to form a rather large market. The New York Times reports on the possible commodities markets merger:

A union of the commodities markets, the largest in the United States, would be the latest combination in a wave of consolidation among financial markets. It would give CME, the world’s largest market for derivatives trading, a major presence in energy trading.

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