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Cboe completes sale of Cboe Australia to TMX Group. Aug 02, 2026, 17:00 ET CHICAGO, Aug. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a leading global markets operator and pioneer in equity and index derivatives, today announced it has completed the sale of Cboe Australia (now TMX Australia Exchange) to TMX Group Limited (TMX Group). "Over the past year, Cboe has taken decisive steps to refocus our business, concentrate resources on our core strengths and invest in our most compelling growth opportunities. The sale of Cboe Australia is a part of that strategy, allowing us to further align our organization and capital with our long-term priorities," said Prashant Bhatia, EVP, Head of Enterprise Strategy & Corporate Development at Cboe. "Looking ahead, Cboe remains committed to maintaining a strong presence in Asia Pacific - a strategically important region where demand for Cboe's U.S. equities, derivatives, market data and educational offerings continues to accelerate." Cboe's planned sale of Cboe Canada to TMX Group, announced in April alongside its planned sale of Cboe Australia, is expected to close at a later date, subject to local regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. About Cboe Global Markets Cboe Global Markets (Cboe: CBOE) is a leading global markets operator with a long history of innovation in equity and index derivatives. Since launching the world's first listed options exchange in 1973, Cboe has pioneered landmark products, including the introduction of S&P 500(R) index options and the creation of the VIX(R) Index, the world's leading gauge of market volatility, reshaping how investors manage risk and access opportunity. 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Cboe Global Markets has completed the sale of Cboe Australia to TMX Group Limited, with the exchange now operating as TMX Australia Exchange. The divestiture is part of Cboe's strategy to streamline operations and focus on core areas. Prashant Bhatia, Executive Vice President and Head of Enterprise Strategy and Corporate Development at Cboe, said the sale enables the company to better align resources with long-term priorities. Cboe maintains its commitment to the Asia Pacific region, where demand for US equities, derivatives, market data, and educational offerings continues growing. The transaction follows Cboe's announcement in April of plans to sell Cboe Canada to TMX Group, pending regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

TMX Group to take majority stake in MEMX in $2.3bn deal. August 2, 2026 TMX Group, the Canadian exchange operator, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in US exchange operator MEMX in a transaction that values the combined business at approximately $2.3bn. The deal will see TMX invest about $800m in cash and contribute its existing stake in BOX, a US equity options market, which will be merged with MEMX. TMX will hold approximately 59 per cent of the enlarged group. The combined entity will operate three US listed options exchanges and an equities exchange, representing roughly 10 per cent of US listed options volume. Jonathan Kellner, MEMX's chief executive, will lead the new business. MEMX and BOX generated combined revenue of about $280m and adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of $134m in 2025. The transaction is being supported by equity investment from Markets Infrastructure Partners and continued backing from existing MEMX investors including Chicago Trading Company, IMC, Jane Street, Morgan Stanley, Optiver, Schwab and Virtu Financial. Interactive Brokers, Citadel Securities and Wolverine will also retain stakes in the combined group. TMX and minority shareholders will be granted call and put rights respectively, beginning three years after the deal closes. The transaction is expected to complete in the second half of 2027, subject to regulatory approval.