Driven by a desire to get bigger in the exploding options market, rival Nasdaq in 2007 struck deals to buy the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, the Boston Stock Exchange and Stockholm-based OMX (this last deal is being done with Borse Dubai).

FORBES: NYSE Looks For Options

Nasdaq, the US technology market has partnered with the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (Liffe) to sell single-stock futures.

BBC: Liffe boosted by Nasdaq deal