The Biggest Story Ever Told?
ON BALANCE
Is the Thomson-TradeWeb deal the biggest story of the year? That’s what some believe.
Certainly the acquisition has spurred plenty of talk since it was confirmed two weeks ago. Many say that Thomson has been instantly catapulted onto the same level as Bloomberg. The addition of both the TradeWeb trading system, which reportedly has at least as much volume as Bloomberg’s fixed-income trading system, and puts it head-to-head with Bloomberg.
So goes the argument. But we’re not so sure. TradeWeb is
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