BATS CHI-X Europe Prepares Real-Time Trade Data to Value Indices

BATS Chi-X Europe, the largest pan-European Equities Equities Equities can be characterized as stocks or shares in a company that investors can buy or sell. When you buy a stock, you are in essence buying an equity, becoming a partial owner of shares in a specific company or fund.However, equities do not pay a fixed interest rate, and as such are not considered guaranteed income. As such, equity markets are often associated with risk.When a company issues bonds, it’s taking loans from buyers. When a company offers shares, on the other hand, it’s selling pa Equities can be characterized as stocks or shares in a company that investors can buy or sell. When you buy a stock, you are in essence buying an equity, becoming a partial owner of shares in a specific company or fund.However, equities do not pay a fixed interest rate, and as such are not considered guaranteed income. As such, equity markets are often associated with risk.When a company issues bonds, it’s taking loans from buyers. When a company offers shares, on the other hand, it’s selling pa Read this Term market operator by market share and notional value traded, announced the availability of BATS Chi-X Europe market data for use in real-time index calculations.

The licence allows BATS Chi-X Europe’s trade data to be used exclusively, or combined with data from other trading venues for consolidated prices, for the purposes of valuing indices in real time.

In the past 12 months, BATS Chi-X Europe’s daily market share of notional value traded has averaged 24.8% on a pan-European basis, 35.4% of the FTSE 100 and more than 27% of the EURO STOXX 50 Index.

“We are expanding our market data offering in this way to provide a high quality and cost effective alternative to the incumbent 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 offerings,” said Mark Hemsley, chief executive officer of BATS ChiX Europe. “The BATS Chi-X Europe data is an accepted price source that customers consider part and parcel of the market. Customers are conscious that exchange index calculations, particularly intraday, do not fully reflect the market reality because many do not yet include our prices.”

“Our aim is to ensure that those wishing to value European indices in a manner that best reflects the market can achieve this,” he said.