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BATS Global Markets today reported July volume, market share, and monthly highlights for its U.S. options business, which reported its best month on record with 10.8% market share, up from 4.1% one year ago. The previous U.S. options monthly market share record was 9.9%, set in April 2015.
Additional monthly highlights include:
- BATS remains on schedule to launch its second options market, EDGX Options, on November 2nd, pending SEC approval. The new market will be based on a customer priority/pro rata allocation model. BATS has published a launch schedule and roadmap on its website.
- While the BZX Options exchange reported overall options market share of 10.8% in July, when looking at equity options only, BZX Options reported a record 12.1% market share for this segment of the market in July.
- BZX Options set a one-day record of 2.47 million contracts traded on July 24th and also set a one-day market share record of 11.8% on July 21st.
- In July, BZX Options recorded eight of its top ten days on record in terms of market share.
- BZX Options remained the largest maker-taker pricing options exchange in July.
- The five most actively-traded options classes on BZX Options during July were the Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt ETF Trust (SPY), Apple Inc. (AAPL), Facebook Inc. (FB, iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF (IWM), and PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 ETF (QQQ.
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