BATS Options Reports Record Market Share In August
BATS Options reported record market share in August of 10.9%, up from 5.3% market share one year ago. BATS Options was also the leader in single-leg equity options in August, handling 17.3% of single-leg equity options volume for the month.
BATS remains on schedule to launch its second U.S. options exchange, EDGX Options, on November 2nd.
Additional Monthly Highlights:
- BZX Options set a one-day record of 4.5 million contracts traded on August 21st and also set a one-day market share record of 12.4% on August 28th.
- When looking solely at equity options, BZX Options reported a record 12.5% market share in August.
- August marked the second month in a row that BZX Options was the leader in single-leg options. In August, BZX Options handled 17.3% of single-leg equity options volume, up from 16.9% in July1.
- In August, BZX Options recorded six of its top ten days on record in terms of market share.
- The BZX Options market remained the largest price-time priority options exchange in August.
- BATS remains on schedule to launch its second options market, EDGX Options, on November 2nd. The new market 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 BZX Options during August were the Standard & Poor?s Depositary Receipt ETF Trust (SPY), Apple Inc. (AAPL), PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 ETF (QQQ), iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF (IWM), and Facebook Inc. (FB).
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BZX Options Volume and Market Share
