As well as slashing tariffs by about 50% over the past two years, they have been trying to get their systems to work with each other, motivated by the threat of legislation. More recently, however, they’ve taken the bold move of writing letters of intent to every major exchange in Europe to offer a competing clearing service.
The London Stock Exchange is the first exchange in Europe to announce its plans to offer users a choice of clearing houses.
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