Intercontinental Exchange

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The parent company of the New York Stock Exchange operates a range of regulated financial marketplaces for trading everything from agricultural commodities to credit derivatives. In February, ICE made a surprising $30-billion-plus takeover offer for online retailer eBay, but quickly abandoned the deal after investors expressed their skepticism by bidding down the stocks of both companies. Still, ICE’s share price has nearly doubled over the past five years.