Our Mission:
To make markets better through innovations in technology, performance, pricing, market structure, and customer service.
About BATS
BATS Global Markets (BATS) is an innovative global financial markets technology company based in the Kansas City, Mo., area with additional offices in New York and London. Driven by its mission of "Making Markets Better," BATS has become synonymous with great technology, aggressive pricing and outstanding customer service while catering to the needs of the broker-dealer and trading community.
The BATS trading platforms are internally developed by a dedicated team of market and technology professionals with BATS Exchange, the third-largest US securities exchange, capturing 10% US equities market share in just four years. BATS Europe, the company’s London-based, FSA-authorized subsidiary, operates a Multilateral Trading Facility executing 8-10% of the FTSE 100 and 4-5% of the overall Europe market. Like BATS in the US, BATS Europe is a leader on key market structure topics and has been a driving force in the Europe market on critical issues such as tick size standardization, common symbology, and interoperable counterparty clearing.
Additionally, BATS developed and operates the proprietary BATS 1000SM Index, a US-listed securities benchmark, to help investors gauge current market conditions. Launched in 2009, the index measures the performance of 1,000 US securities in 10 equally-weighted sectors. The BATS 1000 Index is the only US broad market indicator that is exchange-sponsored and primary listings neutral.
In 2010, BATS continues its growth with two new platforms: BATS Options for US equity options and BYX, a second US equities exchange. BATS will also launch a primary listings market to provide current and future public companies with a competitive alternative to meeting capital needs.
BATS … Making Markets Better.
