Margin Squeeze in the United States and in Europe: Stand Alone Abuse or Refusal to Deal?

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Paolo Palmigiano, Apr 15, 2009

A striking contrast between the two [United States and Europe] becomes obvious in relation to the so-called abuse of “margin squeeze. Recent court cases dealing with very similar situations, show the differences of approach. In the United States, the Supreme Court decision in linkLine in 2009 considers that there is no such thing as a stand alone abuse called “price squeeze” but