ClaimsBill Ackman

“We estimate the more competitive lines such as consolidated feeds and fixed income reference data drive only a single-digit percentage of segment revenue and a de minimis share of enterprise revenue.”

Pershing Square Holdings, Investment Manager letter 12 August 2026 Pershing Square H1 2026 Letter To Shareholders (Seeking Alpha) archived copy

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Pershing Square estimates ICE's more competitive lines, consolidated feeds and fixed income reference data, are only a single-digit percentage of FIDS segment revenue and a de minimis share of enterprise revenue.

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It is Pershing Square's own estimate of ICE line revenue, which only the subject's own records could settle.

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Bill Ackman, “Pershing Square estimates ICE's more competitive lines, consolidated feeds and fixed income reference data, are only a single-digit percentage of FIDS segment revenue and a de minimis share of enterprise revenue.” (said 12 August 2026). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_61cfb5f7a2fd, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_61cfb5f7a2fd

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