History

Founded in July 2005 in the Kansas City, Mo. area, BATS has grown quickly to become a leading global exchange operator.

Key company milestones:

2012

October

BATS sets monthly record for U.S. equities market share with 13%

January

BATS launches its first primary listings – nine new exchange-traded funds (ETF) from BlackRock, Inc.'s iShares ETF business

BATS Europe and Chi-X Europe become the first European trading platforms to offer full interoperable clearing from four central counterparties (CCPs)

2011

December

The BATS Exchange, or BZX Exchange, becomes a U.S. primary listing venue

November

BATS completes acquisition of Chi-X Europe, creating the largest pan-European trading center by notional value traded

BATS receives SEC approval on the rules for its U.S. primary listings business

May

BATS files registration statement with SEC for proposed initial public offering

February

BATS announces it has agreed to acquire Chi-X Europe Limited, creating the largest pan-European trading center

BATS announces it is exploring opportunities in the Brazilian market

2010

November

BATS BYX Exchange exceeds 100 million shares traded

October

BATS BYX Exchange goes live in the U.S.

August

BATS receives SEC approval for a second equities exchange – BATS BYX Exchange

May

BATS Europe trades record €4.6 billion on its platform

February

BATS Options goes live in the U.S.

January

BATS receives SEC approval for a U.S. equity options market – BATS Options

BATS Europe sets one-day record of more than €2 billion traded

2009

June

BATS Europe sets one-day record of more than €1 billion traded

BATS shareholders approve expansion into U.S. Equity Options

January

BATS ranks as world's third-largest stock exchange operator by notional value traded for the first time

2008

October

BATS BZX Exchange goes live in the U.S. (BATS is no longer an ATS, but a nationally-registered stock exchange)

BATS Europe goes live in London

August

BATS receives SEC approval for its first U.S. equities exchange – BATS Exchange (now known as BATS BZX Exchange)

March

BATS begins hiring in London in preparation for European expansion

January

BATS exceeds 1 billion shares traded in a single day

2007

July

BATS sets one-day record with more than 500 million shares traded

2006

November

BATS hits one-day record volume with more than 100 million shares traded

January

BATS goes live, launches an electronic communication network (ECN), also known as an alternative trading system (ATS).

2005

June

BATS Trading, Inc., BATS' predecessor, is founded