ARCHIPELAGO

Archipelago is an open all-electronic stock exchange in the United States for trading in [New York Stock Exchange](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/new-york-stock-exchange), [Nasdaq](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/nasdaq), [American Stock Exchange](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/american-stock-exchange), and Pacific Exchange-listed stocks. It has trading platforms that link traders to multiple U.S. market centers without market intermediaries and provides customers with ele... ctronic execution and open, direct, and anonymous market access. Archipelago provides informational and decision-making tools, including market data on a summary basis to its customers, while offering issuers a venue to list their equity securities, exchange-traded funds, and other structured products. In addition, it provides agency brokerage services to institutional customers seeking to access ArcaEx and other U.S. market centers electronically. Archipelago was founded in 1996, and in 2007, it was acquired by NYSE Group.More