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BATS Global Markets today reported volume, marketshare, and monthly highlights for its U.S. options business, including its second-best month on record with 9.7% market share, up from 3.8% one year ago. The monthly market share record is 9.9%, set in April 2015.
Additional monthly highlights include:
- The BATS BZX Options Exchange remained the largest maker-taker pricing options exchange in May.
- BATS remains on schedule to launch its second options exchange, EDGX Options, on November 2nd, pending SEC approval. The new exchange will be based on a customer priority/pro rata allocation model. BATS has published a launch schedule and roadmap on its website.
- The five most actively-traded options classes on BATS Options during May were the Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt ETF Trust (SPY), Apple Inc. (AAPL), iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF (IWM), Facebook Inc. (FB), and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA).
- On May 4, BATS successfully completed the migration of all of its U.S. markets to the Equinix NY5 data center in Secaucus, N.J., concluding an 18-month process related to the acquisition of Direct Edge.
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