I guess once the members saw NMX trading $130 yesterday
they had to vote yes ... seats were going for 50-100K only a few yrs ago ... but then gold was trading sub $300
www.nymex.com
-NEW YORK, NY, November 20, 2006 â At a special meeting held today, COMEX seat owners voted to approve a NYMEX/COMEX transaction, which among other things, will expand the ability of NYMEX to provide COMEX electronic trading privileges to third parties, as well as to list all COMEX contracts for side by side trading in exchange for 8,400 shares of NYMEX Holdings common stock. More than 98% of the shares voted in connection with this meeting were voted in favor of the deal. -
they had to vote yes ... seats were going for 50-100K only a few yrs ago ... but then gold was trading sub $300
www.nymex.com
-NEW YORK, NY, November 20, 2006 â At a special meeting held today, COMEX seat owners voted to approve a NYMEX/COMEX transaction, which among other things, will expand the ability of NYMEX to provide COMEX electronic trading privileges to third parties, as well as to list all COMEX contracts for side by side trading in exchange for 8,400 shares of NYMEX Holdings common stock. More than 98% of the shares voted in connection with this meeting were voted in favor of the deal. -