Euronext, the pan-European operator of securities markets, plans to move its derivatives operation to London if it buys the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange.
Jean-Francois Theodore, chief executive of Liffe, made the pledge to Liffe as it prepares to make an offer for the futures market.
Financial Times 20/10/01 page 15, Daily Telegraph 20/10/01 page 31, The Times 20/10/01 page 60, The Guardian 20/10/01 page 25