It is the first exchange to offer users a fully integrated trading, netting, clearing and settlement solution on a pan European basis. Open to other exchanges and not limited to Europe's borders. We are proud to be the European hub of the GEM, the Global Equity Market project, that we announced together with the New York Stock Exchange and other exchanges. Ladies and Gentlemen, by uniting the three exchanges we are creating a large and seamless market combining trading on a single platform with efficient clearing and settlement. And, in that regard, we are pleased to have obtained the unanimous support from our shareholders on this merger.
Today is a new day for the consolidation of Europe's financial market.
This sense of commitment means that we are outward-looking, openinf the windows, looking beyond the merely familiar, and further than what we have already achieved. All of this is designed to help our clients achieve maximum growth.