BATS Global Markets Reports Lower US and Europe Equities Market Share
- The overall market share at BATS was virtually unchanged MoM.

BATS Global Markets (Bats) has reported its latest monthly volumes and market share, which showed the second-best month on record for its US options business, although it registered a slight drop in its market share in US and Europe equities during September 2016.
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The overall market share at BATS was virtually unchanged MoM as US Equities on BATS exchanges reported a 20.9% market share in September 2016, relative to 21.1% back in August 2016 – this does however indicate a slight decrease.
In addition, the Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term again saw an active month in September 2016, with its average daily matched volume coming in at 1.47 billion shares – this justified a 13.95% MoM growth from 1.29 billion shares in August 2016. US Equities options, including BATS Options, also showed an uptick in its average daily matched volume, with 16,655,012 contracts in September 2016, climbing 20.9% MoM from 13,772,381 contracts in August 2016.
Looking over to its European business, BATS Europe dropped to a 22.7% market share in September 2016, down from 23.4% in the prior month. However, BATS did manage to retain its position as the largest European Stock Exchange Stock Exchange A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the fin A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the fin Read this Term.
In terms of BATS BTXR, the business segment surged in September 2016, with an average daily notional value reported showing $10.3 billion (€9.4 billion), compared to $8.9 billion (€8.05 billion) in August 2016, up 15.73% MoM. Overall, BATS BTXR executed a total of $383.3 billion (€347.5 billion) of notional volume in September 2016, edging higher by 13.1% Mom from $339.5 billion (€307.8 billion) in August 2016.
Earlier this month, Hotspot, BATS’ institutional spot foreign exchange (FX) market, marked an impressive rebound in absolute terms in September, with the trading volume increasing by about 19.5 percent month over month from $520.5 billion to $621.8 billion – a growth of over $100 billion in nominal terms. Looking at the year-on-year comparison, the figure is still impressive, up by 8 per cent from September 2015’s $575.9 billion.
When comparing the average daily volumes (ADV) metrics the improvement is even more pronounced over August, marking just over 25 per cent from $22.6 billion to $28.3 billion daily. This is despite the fact that Hotspot numbers are typically less volatile when compared to its peers.
BATS Global Markets (Bats) has reported its latest monthly volumes and market share, which showed the second-best month on record for its US options business, although it registered a slight drop in its market share in US and Europe equities during September 2016.
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The overall market share at BATS was virtually unchanged MoM as US Equities on BATS exchanges reported a 20.9% market share in September 2016, relative to 21.1% back in August 2016 – this does however indicate a slight decrease.
In addition, the Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term again saw an active month in September 2016, with its average daily matched volume coming in at 1.47 billion shares – this justified a 13.95% MoM growth from 1.29 billion shares in August 2016. US Equities options, including BATS Options, also showed an uptick in its average daily matched volume, with 16,655,012 contracts in September 2016, climbing 20.9% MoM from 13,772,381 contracts in August 2016.
Looking over to its European business, BATS Europe dropped to a 22.7% market share in September 2016, down from 23.4% in the prior month. However, BATS did manage to retain its position as the largest European Stock Exchange Stock Exchange A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the fin A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the fin Read this Term.
In terms of BATS BTXR, the business segment surged in September 2016, with an average daily notional value reported showing $10.3 billion (€9.4 billion), compared to $8.9 billion (€8.05 billion) in August 2016, up 15.73% MoM. Overall, BATS BTXR executed a total of $383.3 billion (€347.5 billion) of notional volume in September 2016, edging higher by 13.1% Mom from $339.5 billion (€307.8 billion) in August 2016.
Earlier this month, Hotspot, BATS’ institutional spot foreign exchange (FX) market, marked an impressive rebound in absolute terms in September, with the trading volume increasing by about 19.5 percent month over month from $520.5 billion to $621.8 billion – a growth of over $100 billion in nominal terms. Looking at the year-on-year comparison, the figure is still impressive, up by 8 per cent from September 2015’s $575.9 billion.
When comparing the average daily volumes (ADV) metrics the improvement is even more pronounced over August, marking just over 25 per cent from $22.6 billion to $28.3 billion daily. This is despite the fact that Hotspot numbers are typically less volatile when compared to its peers.