BATS Options Rollout Continues

KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- BATS Global Markets, an innovative global financial markets technology company, continues the rollout of BATS Options, the newest U.S. equity options exchange, with the addition of options on more than 500 underlying securities available for trading on its system today.

BATS Options now offers trading in options on more than 1,000 underlying securities and will complete the rollout by May 17th. The complete rollout schedule is available at www.batsoptions.com.

Less than two months after launching, BATS Options set a one-day record of 118,673 contracts traded on Friday, April 16th.

"We are pleased to remain on track with the BATS Options rollout. The reception from customers is tremendous with more members signed up than we had expected at this point and more coming on board," said Jeromee Johnson, head of BATS Options and BATS Exchange vice president, market development.

Mr. Johnson, as well as Joe Ratterman, CEO of BATS Global Markets and BATS Exchange, and Joe Bracco, vice president and head of U.S. sales, will participate in various panel discussions with exchange leaders at the 28th Annual Options Industry Conference this Thursday and Friday in Phoenix, Ariz.

BATS representatives will also be on hand during the entirety of the event and welcome conference participants to learn more about BATS Options at booth #36 in the exhibit hall.

For more information, BATS Exchange and BATS Options members can contact the BATS Trade Desk (913.815.7001, [email protected]) or their sales director.

About BATS:

BATS Global Markets (BATS) is an innovative global financial markets technology company headquartered in the Kansas City, Mo., area with additional offices in New York and London. The BATS platform was launched in January 2006 and, operating as BATS Exchange, Inc., is a premier destination among the top ranked equity markets in the United States. BATS serves the European market through its London based, FSA-authorised subsidiary, BATS Europe, which operates a Multilateral Trading Facility for European securities. Most recently, BATS launched a U.S. equity options market, BATS Options, and expects to launch a second U.S. equities exchange, BYX, in summer 2010. The BATS platform is internally developed by a dedicated core team of market and technology professionals, catering to the needs of the broker-dealer and trading community. BATS ... Making Markets Better.

SOURCE BATS Global Markets

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