Editing New York Stock Exchange (section)

===Merger, acquisition, and control===
In October 2008, [[NYSE Euronext]] completed acquisition of the [[American Stock Exchange]] (AMEX) for $260 million in stock.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 1, 2008 |title=NYSE Euronext Completes Acquisition of American Stock Exchange |url=https://www.nyse.com/press/1222772889985.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008051922/http://www.nyse.com/press/1222772889985.html |archive-date=October 8, 2008 |publisher=New York Stock Exchange |access-date=September 6, 2017 }}</ref>

On February 15, 2011, NYSE and {{Lang|de|[[Deutsche Börse]]|italic=no}} announced their merger to form a new company, as yet unnamed, wherein {{lang|de|Deutsche Börse|italic=no}} shareholders would have 60% ownership of the new entity, and [[NYSE Euronext]] shareholders would have 40%.

On February 1, 2012, the [[European Commission]] blocked the merger of NYSE with {{lang|de|Deutsche Börse|italic=no}}, after commissioner [[Joaquín Almunia]] stated that the merger "would have led to a near-monopoly in European financial derivatives worldwide".<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 1, 2012 |title=Europe Blocks NYSE and Deutsche Boerse Merger |work=CNBC |url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/46216847 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201223924/https://www.cnbc.com/id/46216847 |archive-date=February 1, 2012}}</ref> Instead, {{lang|de|Deutsche Börse|italic=no}} and NYSE would have to sell either their [[Eurex]] derivatives or [[LIFFE]] shares in order to not create a monopoly. On February 2, 2012, NYSE Euronext and {{lang|de|Deutsche Börse|italic=no}} agreed to scrap the merger.<ref name="nysepr2012">{{Citation |title=NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse Terminate Business Combination Agreement |date=February 2, 2012 |url=https://www.nyse.com/press/1328178461772.html |type=press release |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712071646/http://www1.nyse.com/press/1328178461772.html |publisher=NYSE Euronext |archive-date=July 12, 2015 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 6, 2017 }}</ref>

In April 2011, [[Intercontinental Exchange]] (ICE), an American [[futures exchange]], and [[NASDAQ OMX Group]] had together made an [[unsolicited proposal]] to buy NYSE Euronext for approximately $11 billion, a deal in which NASDAQ would have taken control of the stock exchanges.<ref name="das2012">{{Citation |last1=Das |first1=Anupreeta |title=Upstart in Talks To Buy NYSE |date=December 20, 2012 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324461604578189961164970942 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |page=A1 |format=paper |last2=Strasburg |first2=Jenny |access-date=April 29, 2020 |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804163753/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324461604578189961164970942 |url-status=live}}</ref> NYSE Euronext rejected this offer twice, and it was finally terminated after the [[United States Department of Justice]] indicated their intention to block the deal due to [[antitrust]] concerns.<ref name=das2012/>

In December 2012, ICE proposed to buy NYSE Euronext in a [[stock swap]] with a valuation of $8&nbsp;billion.<ref name=sell /><ref name=das2012/> NYSE Euronext shareholders would receive either $33.12 in cash, or $11.27 in cash and approximately a sixth of a share of ICE. [[Jeffrey Sprecher]], the chairman and CEO of ICE, would retain those positions, but four members of the NYSE board of directors would be added to the ICE board.<ref name=sell />

On January 24, 2023, a glitch in NYSE caused panic due to unintentional trade orders opened and closed in more than 250 securities.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Mccrank |first1=John |last2=Singh |first2=Medha |last3=Mikolajczak |first3=Chuck |date=2023-01-25 |title=NYSE glitch leads to busted trades, prompts investigation |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/some-nyse-listed-stocks-briefly-halted-trading-after-market-open-2023-01-24/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125090500/https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/some-nyse-listed-stocks-briefly-halted-trading-after-market-open-2023-01-24/ |url-status=live }}</ref>