The rumors that Trading Technologies (TT) was set to be acquired began last year, and the reports pegged Goldman Sachs as the leading candidate to buy the futures trading platform provider—and then those talks fell apart.

Even with that setback, the vendor, which is partly owned by Chicago-based investment firm The FSB Companies, is still very much on the block to be sold—and sources have indicated that a sale will likely happen soon, though the buyer’s identity so far remains a mystery. This