Statement of Marshall N. Carter, Chairman of the Board, NYSE Group, Inc.
“On behalf of the board, I want to congratulate everyone who made this day possible, with special thanks to John Thain, Jerry Putnam and our former Members who overwhelmingly supported this initiative. As a public company, NYSE Group will be a model corporation that sets the standard for integrity and accountability. We will do our utmost to serve the interests of our customers, our shareholders, and all those who rely on our market.”
Statement of John A. Thain, Chief Executive Officer, NYSE Group, Inc.
“The Opening Bell, which has long symbolized the success and vitality of our capital market system, today rings in a new era for the Exchange, our customers, and investors,” said John A. Thain, Chief Executive Officer of NYSE Group. “This merger transforms and modernizes the New York Stock Exchange with a growth strategy for the future. NYSE Group is well positioned to compete and address the challenges of a rapidly changing and evolving global financial marketplace.”
Statement of Jerry Putnam, President and Co-Chief Operating Officer, NYSE Group, Inc.
“Archipelago was created with the vision of making markets better for all investors, a vision that we share with the NYSE that has led us to this historic day,” said Jerry Putnam, President and Co-Chief Operating Officer of NYSE Group and former Chief Executive Officer of Archipelago. “I am extremely proud of the innovation, the technology and the value Archipelago has brought to its customers and shareholders and am excited about combining our strengths with those of the NYSE.”
About NYSE Group, Inc.
NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, is a leading global multi-asset financial marketplace that operates multiple securities market centers, including the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and NYSE Arca (formerly known as the Archipelago Exchange, or Arca Ex®, and the Pacific Exchange). Through these market centers, the NYSE Group is a leader in securities listings, market-information products and services, and offers a range of investment vehicles and order execution services.
The NYSE is the world’s largest and most liquid equities market where customers can choose between the floor-based auction market and sub-second electronic trading. The NYSE provides a reliable, orderly and efficient marketplace where investors meet directly to buy and sell listed companies’ common stock and other securities. On an average day, over 1.8 billion shares valued at more than $69 billion trade on the NYSE, where the total global market capitalization for its listed companies is $22.5 trillion.
NYSE Arca is the first open, all-electronic stock market in the United States enabling customers to trade equity securities, including those listed on NYSE Arca, the NYSE and other U.S. equities markets, and options products. NYSE Arca’s trading platform links traders to multiple U.S. market centers where buyers and sellers meet directly in a highly-liquid electronic environment without intermediaries for fast order execution and open, direct and anonymous market access.
NYSE Regulation, an independent not-for-profit subsidiary, regulates member organizations through the enforcement of marketplace rules and federal securities laws. NYSE Regulation also ensures that companies listed on the NYSE and NYSE Arca meet their financial and corporate governance listing standards.
For more information on NYSE Group, go to: www.nyse.com
