Bats Reports New Record in U.S. Options Trading in October

Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS) today reported October data and highlights, including a new record month for U.S. options trading at 11.8% and strong single-leg equity options market share at 18.2%.

During the month, Bats also announced the successful migration of BZX Options to Bats’ next generation matching engine. Both Bats’ options markets now operate on the latest proprietary technology.

Further highlights for October include:

  • Remaining the #1 U.S. market operator for ETF trading, executing 23.7% of all volume during the month. In addition, Bats has won 25% of all new U.S. ETF listings year-to-date vs only 9% for full-year 2015;
  • Maintaining its position as the second-largest U.S. Equities market operator with 20.3% market share;
  • Retaining its position as the largest European stock exchange with 23.5% market share and the largest trade reporting facility with €355.7 billion reported to BXTR for the month;
  • Recording more than $103.3 billion of notional value per day touched by the Bats markets in October, including trades reported to BXTR.

October 2016 Volume and Market Share Overview

U.S. Equities (Bats Exchanges – BZX, BYX, EDGA, EDGX)October 2016
Bats Exchanges – Overall market share 20.3%
Bats Exchanges – Average daily matched volume (shares) 1.29 billion
Overall Industry – Average daily consolidated volume (shares) 6.37 billion
U.S. Equity Options (Bats Options – BZX Options + EDGX Options)
Bats Options – Overall market share 11.8%
Bats Options – Average daily matched volume (contracts) 1,706,207
Overall Industry – Average daily consolidated volume (contracts) 14,410,504
Foreign Exchange (Bats Hotspot)
Total volume traded $531.2 billion
Average daily volume (ADV) $25.3 billion

European Equities (Bats Europe Equities)

Bats Europe – Overall European market share 23.5%

Bats Europe – Average daily notional value

€10.1 billion

Pan-European Consolidated Volume 1 – Average daily notional value

€42.8 billion
European Trade Reporting (BXTR)
BXTR – Total notional value reported €355.7 billion
BXTR – Average daily notional value reported €16.9 billion

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1 Based on Bats Europe market coverage, available at batstrading.co.uk

Highlights for the month of October are outlined below by business line:

U.S. EQUITIES: Bats Exchanges (BYX, BZX, EDGA, EDGX) Volume & Market Share

Oct 2016Oct 2015
Bats Exchanges – Overall market share 20.3% 21.2%
Bats Exchanges – Average daily volume traded (shares) 1.29 billion 1.52 billion
Bats Exchanges – Average daily notional value traded $48.5 billion $58.1 billion
Bats Exchanges – Total notional value traded for month $1.02 trillion $1.28 trillion
Bats Exchanges market share – Tape A securities 18.7% 18.5%
Bats Exchanges market share – Tape B securities 23.3% 26.9%
Bats Exchanges market share – Tape C securities 21.5% 23.0%
Bats Exchanges market share in ETF trading 23.7% 27.2%

For additional U.S. equities market volume information: Bats U.S. Equities Market Volume Summary

U.S. OPTIONS: Bats Options (BZX Options + EDGX Options) Volume & Market Share

Oct 2016Oct 2015
Bats Options – Overall market share 11.8 % 7.9 %
BZX Options – Market share 10.7 % 7.9 %
EDGX Options – Market share 1.1 % N/A
Bats Options – Overall average daily volume (contracts) 1,706,207 1,275,909
BZX Options – Average daily volume 1,548,654 1,275,909
EDGX Options – Average daily volume 157,553 N/A

For additional U.S. Options market volume information: Bats U.S. Options Market Volume Summary

FOREIGN EXCHANGE: Hotspot Highlights, Volume & Market Share Statistics2

Hotspot Market StatisticsOct 2016Oct 2015
Total volume traded $531.2 billion $527.0 billion
Average daily volume (ADV) $25.3 billion $24.0 billion
Number of trading days 21 22
Hotspot Volume Percentage Breakdown (Timezone)
Europe 40.2% 42.1%
Americas 44.8% 43.5%
Asia 15.0% 14.4%
Top Five Currency Pairs by Volume Percentage
EUR/USD 22.5% 27.0%
USD/JPY 15.6% 15.8%
GBP/USD 10.6% 9.8%
AUD/USD 9.1% 8.8%
USD/CAD 8.7% 8.3%

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2 Hotspot volumes represent the notional value in U.S. dollars of all trades executed on the platform, counting one side of the transaction. Hotspot Volume Percentage Breakdown is based on the times at which the trades were executed, based on EST (i.e. EST: Asia: 5pm-2am, Europe: 2am-9am, US: 9am-5pm).

Hotspot daily, monthly, and quarterly volumes are posted on the Hotspot website.

EUROPEAN EQUITIES: Bats Europe + BXTR Volume & Market Share3

  • According to Bats statistics on market size, 38.2% of all equity transactions in Europe (either traded on exchange or OTC) touched Bats’ systems in October.
  • A total of €389.0 million was traded in the Periodic Auctions book in October, a 27.2% increase over September, with Average Daily Volume totaling €18.5 million.
Oct 2016Oct 2015
Bats Europe – Overall market share 23.5% 26.0%
Bats Europe – Average daily notional value traded €10.1 billion €12.8 billion
Displayed average daily notional value €8.8 billion €11.5 billion

Non-displayed4 average daily notional value

€1.3 billion €1.3 billion
Bats Europe – Total notional value traded €211.3 billion €281.1 billion
BXTR – Total notional value reported €355.7 billion €389.7 billion
BXTR – Average daily notional value reported €16.9 billion €17.7 billion

BATS INDICES: October Monthly Performance for Key Bats Indices

Additional information is available on the Bats Indices website.

Bats UK 100 +0.8 %
Bats UK 250 -2.4 %
Bats UK All Companies +0.3 %

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3 Represent consolidated figures for BXE and CXE lit and dark books, unless otherwise noted.
4 BXE and CXE non-displayed order books.

EUROPE: Bats Europe Equities & Market Share

For additional European Equities market volume information: Bats Europe Market Volume Summary

Oct 2016 Oct 2015
London market overall25.3%26.0%
Bats UK 100 26.8 % N/A
FTSE 100 securities 26.6 % 31.9 %
FTSE 250 securities 27.1 % 27.2 %
Paris market overall23.9%26.1%
CAC 40 securities 24.2 % 26.6 %
CAC Next20 securities 27.5 % 28.1 %
Frankfurt market overall23.4%29.2%
DAX 30 securities 23.8 % 30.7 %
MDAX securities 28.9 % 31.8 %
TecDAX securities 23.2 % 24.4 %
Amsterdam market overall23.9%25.4%
AEX securities 24.7 % 26.1 %
AMX securities 19.4 % 22.8 %
Brussels market overall25.0%26.1%
BEL 20 securities 23.3 % 25.9 %
Milan market overall12.9%16.3%
FTSE MIB securities 14.3 % 17.3 %
Zurich market overall22.6%24.6%
SMI securities 24.2 % 26.8 %
SMIM securities 21.8 % 21.5 %
Nordic market overall25.4%24.3%
Helsinki OMXH25 securities 28.5 % 29.6 %
Stockholm OMXS30 securities 26.4 % 26.2 %
Copenhagen OMXC20 securities 25.1 % 25.1 %
Oslo OBX securities 23.0 % 23.8 %
Vienna market overall16.3%16.7%
ATX securities 16.6 % 17.1 %
Lisbon market overall24.8%16.7%
PSI-20 securities 24.9 % 16.8 %
Dublin market overall17.8%14.4%
ISEQ 20 securities 17.8 % 14.4 %
Madrid market overall25.5%23.6%
IBEX 35 securities 26.5 % 24.7 %
Key Indices
EUROSTOXX 50 securities 23.1 % 26.3 %
FTSE RIOB 7.1 % 12.9 %

About Bats Global Markets, Inc.

Bats Global Markets, Inc., is a leading global operator of exchanges and services for financial markets, dedicated to Making Markets Better. We are the second-largest stock exchange operator in the U.S., operate the largest stock exchange and trade reporting facility in Europe, and are the #1 market globally for ETF trading. We also operate two fast-growing U.S. options exchanges. In the global foreign exchange market, we operate Hotspot. ETF.com, a leading provider of ETF news, data and analysis, is a wholly owned subsidiary. The company is headquartered in Kansas City with offices in New York, London, Chicago, San Francisco, Singapore and Quito, Ecuador. Visit bats.com and @BatsGlobal for more information.

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