News and Events

• December 21, 2007 - Boston Stock Exchange Reaches Agreement To Sell Its Entire Ownership Stake In BOX to the Montréal Exchange
  The Boston Stock Exchange (BSE) announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its ownership position in the Boston Options Exchange (BOX) to the Montréal Exchange, subject to regulatory approval.
  
  
• November 9, 2007 - Notice of Annual Meeting
  The Exchange is holding its Annual Meeting on Monday November 26, 2007 at 12 p.m. in our Vault Boardroom, 100 Franklin St. Boston, MA 02110.   The Meeting is open to Members only.   If you are interested in participating and need instructions, directions or wish to call in please contact Tony Stankiewicz at tony.stankiewicz@bostonstock.com for additional information.
  
  
• October 2, 2007 - Boston Stock Exchange and Its Key Assets to be Acquired by NASDAQ
  The Boston Stock Exchange (BSE) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by The Nasdaq^®Stock Market Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) in a transaction that is subject to approval by its members and by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
  
  
• NASDAQ to Acquire Boston Stock Exchange and Key Exchange Assets
  New York, N.Y.—PrimeNewswire -- The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®) (NASDAQ: NDAQ), today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Boston Stock Exchange (BSE), including the holding company (BSE Group), the Boston Equities Exchange (BEX), the Boston Stock Exchange Clearing Corporation (BSECC), and BOX Regulation (BOXR). Along with these businesses, NASDAQ will acquire an SRO (Self-Regulatory Organization) license for trading both equities and options NASDAQ’s acquisition of the BSE Group is valued at approximately $61 million.
  
  
• September 5, 2007 - Boston Stock Exchange Announces Business Unit Discontinuation
  The Boston Stock Exchange (BSE), a mutual organization that manages or regulates multiple ventures, announced that it has discontinued the operations of the Boston Equities Exchange (BeX).
  
  
• Options Trading:
  The Boston Options Exchange Group LLC ("BOX") is fully automated options market facility of the BSE. BOX was the first options market to provide the possibility of price improvement to private investors by its electronic auction process known as the PIP (Price Improvement Period).
  For more information about BOX visit  bostonoptions.com