BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : DECEMBER 20, 1999 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE

Threats to Europe's Bourses...Have Them Running for Cover


Threats to Europe's Bourses...

ECNs
Private networks such as Instinet, Tradepoint, and E-Crossnet are trying to ure big traders away from public exchanges

NASDAQ
The hot U.S. market hopes to clean up with a new European trading system by the end of 2000


...Have Them Running for Cover

EUROPEAN EXCHANGE ALLIANCE
Ambitious plans for an eight-nation pan-European electronic stock market are stalling

DEUTSCHE BORSE
Frankfurt's market may go it alone and recruit U.S. and European investment banks as shareholders

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
Is becoming a public company and is strengthening its trading system


DATA: BUSINESS WEEK


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