Wed Oct 7, 2020, 06:33 PM
Budi (5,442 posts)
Nasdaq In Talks With Gov. Abbott About Relocating Trading Systems to North Texas
First I've heard of this..
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/nasdaq-in-talks-with-gov-abbott-about-relocating-trading-systems-to-north-texas/2456582/?amp From DALLASNEWS.COM Nasdaq In Talks With Gov. Abbott About Relocating Trading Systems to North Texas Several other states are also said to be in talks to win the electronic infrastructure for Nasdaq and possibly other exchanges Nasdaq Inc. is in talks with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott about potentially relocating the exchange’s electronic trading systems from New Jersey to Dallas-Fort Worth, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. Other trading exchanges also could be involved in the discussions, both sources said. Abbott confirmed the talks with Nasdaq in a tweet after The News published this story online. “They want to flee high taxes,” he wrote. “I let them know that we just passed a constitutional amendme... Link to tweet ----- He's also hinting at opening bars again. 🤬 I hope he is defeated by a Democrat in 2022. Texas gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Governor of Texas. As Texas does not have gubernatorial term limits, incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott is running for re-election to a third term in office
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Budi | Oct 2020 | OP |
kimbutgar | Oct 2020 | #1 | |
Budi | Oct 2020 | #2 | |
kimbutgar | Oct 2020 | #3 | |
Budi | Oct 2020 | #4 | |
Crowman2009 | Oct 2020 | #5 | |
ResistantAmerican17 | Oct 2020 | #6 | |
Crowman2009 | Oct 2020 | #7 | |
ResistantAmerican17 | Oct 2020 | #8 |
Response to Budi (Original post)
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 06:48 PM
kimbutgar (14,815 posts)
1. It will be interesting to see if those software professionals who run NASDAQ will move to Texas
Response to kimbutgar (Reply #1)
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 07:34 PM
Budi (5,442 posts)
2. Indeed. They'll miss NYC! 💙 NASDAQ sits in Times Square of all places!
Hard to tell if this is alot of pre re-election bluster considering Abbott's taken a pounding for his disastrous approach to COVID .
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Response to Budi (Reply #2)
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 07:42 PM
kimbutgar (14,815 posts)
3. I worked on a Nasdaq trading desk in the 90's
When the New York traders would come out for our SF Security Traders convention They would fly out for our convention they were so proud being New Yorkers and cocky. Texas is kind of boring compared to Wall Street New York!
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Response to kimbutgar (Reply #3)
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 07:47 PM
Budi (5,442 posts)
4. Lol. DFW is a nice place but no place on earth compares to Times Square NYC
Yup. It'll be a typical downtown big city high rise experience.
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Response to Budi (Original post)
Thu Oct 8, 2020, 02:51 AM
Crowman2009 (1,156 posts)
5. That Dallas air is gonna make NYC smell like roses.
Response to Budi (Original post)
Thu Oct 8, 2020, 04:28 AM
ResistantAmerican17 (1,555 posts)
6. Come on down to Texas!!! Covididiot governor, highest electricity rates in the nation,
property taxes that will choke a rhino, highest rate of medically uninsured in the nation, public schools at or near the bottom because the guv and his cronies are trying to kill them...I could go on, but my thumbs are tired.
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Response to ResistantAmerican17 (Reply #6)
Thu Oct 8, 2020, 08:45 AM
Crowman2009 (1,156 posts)
7. Highest air pollution.
Response to Crowman2009 (Reply #7)
Thu Oct 8, 2020, 08:52 AM
ResistantAmerican17 (1,555 posts)
8. From more than 130 refineries and chemical plants along the cost from Padre Island to Beaumont.
You called it.
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