A first look at how ICE and NYSE Euronext line up against and with each other, as they head into a merger of their global activities in operating regulated exchanges and clearing operations.
INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE
BASE: Atlanta, Georgia
OPERATES: Regulated futures exchanges and over-the-counter markets for agricultural, credit, currency, emissions, energy and equity index contracts.
BRANDS: ICE Futures Europe, ICE Futures U.S., ICE Futures Canada, ICE Clear Credit; ICE Clear Europe; ICE Clear U.S.; ICE Clear Canada; The Clearing Corporation; U.S. Dollar Index; ICE Link and Creditex.
MARKET WORTH: $9.3 billion
First nine months of 2012:
REVENUE: $1.04 billion
OPERATING INCOME: $634.6 million
% of REVENUE: 61.0%
NET INCOME: $429.2 million
% OF REVENUE: 41.6%
NYSE EURONEXT
BASE: New York, New York
OPERATES: Exchanges in Europe and the United States that trade equities, futures, options, fixed-income and exchange-traded products. Supplies technology to market operators.
BRANDS: New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Euronext, NYSE MKT, NYSE Alternext, NYSE Arca, NYSE Liffe.
MARKET WORTH: $5.8 billion
First nine months of 2012:
REVENUE: $2.46 billion
OPERATING INCOME: $725 million
% of REVENUE: 29.4%
NET INCOME: $506 million
% OF REVENUE: 20.6%
THE COMBINATION
