Task: Instance Description Understanding (ontology: Business_Finance/Financial_Industry_Business_Ontology)

Which of the following definitions best describes the instance 'NYSE Holdings'?

A. the instance functional entity, which owns exchanges for financial and commodity markets, and operates 23 regulated exchanges and marketplaces
B. the instance functional entity that through its subsidiaries, operates stock exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NYSE Arca, Inc., and NYSE MKT LLC in the United States; and European based exchanges comprising Euronext N.V. - the London, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Lisbon stock exchanges, as well as the NYSE Liffe derivatives markets in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Lisbon
C. the instance functional entity, which is a global business and financial information services and news provider as well as the RIC issuer and registration authority
D. the instance, whose jurisdiction is the Seventh District of the Federal Reserve

Answer: the instance functional entity that through its subsidiaries, operates stock exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NYSE Arca, Inc., and NYSE MKT LLC in the United States; and European based exchanges comprising Euronext N.V. - the London, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Lisbon stock exchanges, as well as the NYSE Liffe derivatives markets in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Lisbon