Elizabeth Rose, of Van der Moolen Specialists, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006, in New York. The New York Stock Exchange said its shareholders approved its planned $14.3 billion acquisition of the Paris-based Euronext NV in a deal that would create the first trans-Atlantic securities market and set the stage for further expansion. AP Photo logo AP Photo 35 months ago

Elizabeth Rose, of Van der Moolen Specialists, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006, in New York. The New York Stock Exchange said its shareholders approved its planned $14.3 billion acquisition of the Paris-based Euronext NV in a deal that would create the first trans-Atlantic securities market and set the stage for further expansion.

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