Nasdaq OMX Group Inc (NDAQ.O) told investors it could sell NYSE Euronext's (NYX.N) American Stock Exchange and offer a break-up fee to overcome antitrust concerns in its $11.3 billion bid for the Big Board parent, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday. Nasdaq, along with IntercontinentalExchange Inc (ICE.N), has made a rival offer for NYSE Euronext, which already has a $10.2 billion deal to merge with Deutsche Boerse (DB1Gn.DE). NYSE Euronext has rejected the Nasdaq/ICE offer as too risky and unattractive, and on Friday Nasdaq Chief Executive Robert Greifeld met hedge fund managers to make his case. A Nasdaq spokesman was not immediately available for comment late on Friday. The source asked not to be named because these discussions are not public.
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