Exchanges left out of the flurry of announced takeovers this week said they are considering striking their own deals or looking to take advantage of the distractions, in early signs of ripples through the world's capital markets. Exchange operators CBOE Holdings Inc (CBOE.O), IntercontinentalExchange Inc (ICE.N), BATS Global Markets and Chi-X Europe all weighed in on Friday, days after two separate deals were unveiled that would see Europeans acquire the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange. On Wednesday, powerhouse exchange operators Deutsche Boerse (DB1Gn.DE) and NYSE Euronext (NYX.N) said they were in advanced talks to merge, just hours after London Stock Exchange (LSE.L) unveiled a bid for Canadian market operator TMX Group Inc. (X.TO)
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