Deutsche Boerse sells US options exchange to Nasdaq
The ISE's market share had fallen from 28% in 2007 to 14% last month.
Credit Suisse analysts speculate Nasdaq could be the next target as global exchange groups look to bulk up amid intense competition.
Information services drives growth at business which has become the center of a whirlwind of M&A activity.
Macroeconomic uncertainty drives significant increase in trading activity in February, with Euronext hitting second record month in a row.
ICE must announce its intentions to make an offer no later than 5pm on March 29.
In this week's TradeCast we take an in-depth at the proposed merger of the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Boerse.
If completed, the move would create one of the world’s largest exchange groups.