BATS Global Markets July Highlights - Reports 20.3% U.S. Equities Market Share - 21.5% European Equities Market Share - BATS Becomes World’s Largest Equities Market Operator In July, Executing $1.27 Trillion In Notional Value Of Transactions

BATS Global Markets (BATS) today reported July U.S. equities market share of 20.3% and European equities market share of 21.5%, with both figures an increase from June.

In July, BATS became the world’s largest stock exchange operator for the first time, executing $1.27 trillion in notional value of transactions compared with $1.21 trillion for the Intercontinental Exchange, which operates NYSE Group, and $1.10 trillion for Nasdaq OMX.

Other July highlights:

• In the U.S., BATS earned 20.3% U.S. equities market share in July, higher than 9.6% a year ago, and 19.2% in June. BATS Options recorded 4.1% market share vs. 4.3% one year ago and 3.9% in June.
• In Europe, BATS Chi-X Europe finished with overall market share of 21.5% with year-on-year increases in key small and mid-cap indices including the FTSE 250 (up 4.4%); the CAC Next20 (up 42.6%); the SDAX (up 22.9%); the AMX (up 10.9%) and the SMIM (up 10.1%).
• In July, €297.3bn was reported to BATS’ European trade reporting facility, BXTR, a record market share of 58.8%. BXTR also recognized by The Banker as a ‘Technology Project of the Year’.
• On July 1, the BATS 1000 Index marked its fifth anniversary with its annual reconstitution resulting in the replacement of 21 companies in the Index.
• On July 8, CEO Joe Ratterman testified on matters related to U.S. equity capital market structure before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. 
• On July 28, CEO Joe Ratterman spoke on a panel at the U.S. Equity Market Structure Roundtable hosted by Representative Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Chairman of the Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee.
• In the U.S., BATS remains on schedule with the Direct Edge integration and will be migrating the EDGA and EDGX Exchanges to BATS technology on January 12, 2015. Additional information on the integration is available at bats.com/edgeintegration and BATS will also share updates via its Twitter feed @BATSGlobal.

July 2014 Volume and Market Share Summary

¹Based on BATS Chi-X Europe market coverage, available at www.batstrading.co.uk 

Additional details regarding BATS’ volume and market share data by market – U.S. equities, U.S. equity options, and European equities – is outlined below.

U.S. Equities – BATS Exchanges Volume and Market Share Statistics

Market Quality Statistics

• During July, the BZX Exchange ranked 1^st or 2^nd in quality of trading in 75.6% of the stocks in the S&P 500^® Index, as measured by effective spread, according to the BATS market quality statistics.
• Combined, the BZX Exchange and EDGX Exchange had the lowest effective spread in 19 of the top 25 exchange-traded products.

²BATS BZX and BYX Exchange data only

³Based on ArcaVision.com data

To track U.S. equities market share for all major trading exchanges and off-exchange trading, please view the

BATS U.S. Equities Market Volume Summary.

U.S. Equity Options – BATS Options Volume and Market Share Statistics

• The five most actively-traded options classes on BATS Options during July were the Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt ETF Trust (SPY), Apple Inc. (APPL), iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF (IWM), iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN (VXX), and PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 ETF (QQQ).

To track U.S. options market share for all major trading exchanges, please view the BATS U.S. Options Market Volume Summary.

European Equities – BATS Chi-X Europe Volume and Market Share Statistics

To track European market share for all major trading exchanges and other venues, please view the

BATS Pan-European Market Volume Summary.

²Represent consolidated figures for BXE and CXE lit and dark books, unless otherwise noted.

³BXE and CXE non-displayed order books.