Amex shelves ECN plan

The American Stock Exchange is shelving its plan to develop an electronic communications network that would have operated as an electronic facility of the floor-based market, according to industry and exchange sources.

Amex's sudden decision not to proceed with an electronic order book at a time when all US exchanges are embracing the virtual model brings some uncertainty regarding the future direction of an exchange that is attempting to emerge from a troubled past.

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