John Jakobson, seat holder, on CNBC

At 11:06 AM EST this morning, CNBC's Bob Pisani interviewed John Jakobson, a NYSE seat (read: share) holder. Mr. Jakobson said that he didn't feel the 30/70 deal was a sticking point -- he said, "of course we'd like more, but I don't see that part of the deal changing."

He went on to say Goldman Sachs is the "preeminent investment bank. . .they can do this [the AX/NYSE deal] better than anyone else."

Seems like the counter-bid hype is starting to wane.