On Wednesday, BATS Global Markets (BATS) announced January highlights. Along with news of its Direct Edge Holdings LLC merger close?on Jan. 31, there were also new monthly market share records in Europe, including 18.2% in Spain?s IBEX 35 and 9.0% in Depositary Receipts (FTSE RIOB).?
BATS Global Markets CEO Joe Ratterman, said in a press release,??Building on a pivotal year in 2013, our strong January ? capped by the successful completion of our merger with Direct Edge ? was a big step forward for the company and our customers.?As we make progress on the integration of our two companies and continue to set the pace on numerous fronts in Europe, you can expect to see an enhanced exchange operator that continues to focus on the needs of the customer and bringing even more transparency and efficiency to the industry going forward.??
Looking back at U.S. markets, BATS U.S. equity options market reported 3.3% U.S. market share for January and average daily matched volume at?598,841 contracts. This compared to January 2013’s 647,602 contracts and?3.9% market share.?