BATS Chi-X Europe Reveals April 2015 Volumes, Options at Record High

BATS Chi-X Europe, part of the parent group BATS Global Markets, has revealed its volumes for the month ending April 2015, which illustrated its best month to date for its US Options market, according to a recent BATS statement.

The recent volumes at BATS followed on the heels of a strong March performance, including a record month for the BATS European Trade Reporting (BXTR) facility.

In terms of market share in April 2915, BATS Options’ saw a rise of 4.2% YoY from April 2014, having jumped 9.4% MoM in market share from March 2015. Moreover, in the US, BATS executed 26.3% of all ETF trading volume in April 2015.

Another highlight of the figures in April 2015 was BATS Chi-X European Trade Reporting (BXTR) index, which showed a monthly reported Yield Yield A yield is defined as the earnings generated by an investment or security over a particular time period. This is in typically displayed in percentage terms and is in the form of interest or dividends received from it.Yields do not include the price variations, which differentiates it from the total return. As such, a yield applies to various stated rates of return on stocks, fixed income instruments such as bonds, and other types of investment products.Yields can be calculated as a ratio or as a A yield is defined as the earnings generated by an investment or security over a particular time period. This is in typically displayed in percentage terms and is in the form of interest or dividends received from it.Yields do not include the price variations, which differentiates it from the total return. As such, a yield applies to various stated rates of return on stocks, fixed income instruments such as bonds, and other types of investment products.Yields can be calculated as a ratio or as a Read this Term of $569.8 billion (€506.9 billion), jumping 7.6% MoM from $511.1 billion (€471.1 billion) in March 2015, whilst averaging $28.4 billion (€25.3 billion) each trading day.

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Hotspot also released its average daily volume (ADV) of $28.4 billion in April 2015, lagging behind $31.5 billion reported in March 2015, or a -9.8% MoM loss. Lastly, total volume traded on Hotspot in April 2015 came in at $625.4 billion, down from $692.3 billion in March 2015.