BATS is closed for the weekend.
- BATS 1000 Index to be Published via CTS Effective Thursday, July 1
- June 28, 2010
BATS is pleased to announce that it will begin distributing BATS 1000 Index information via the Consolidated Tape System (CTS) on Thursday, July 1, 2010. For complete release notes, click here.
- BATS Exchange Revises Obfuscated Order IDs
- June 15, 2010
Revised BATS Equities and Options PITCH feeds offer obfuscated order IDs. For complete release notes, click here.
- BATS Exchange Offers Obfuscated Order ID Option on Equities and Options PITCH Feeds
- June 09, 2010
BATS Equities and Options PITCH feeds offer obfuscated order IDs.. For complete release notes, click here.
- BATS Modification to Trade Resumption Plans for Security Based Circuit Breakers
- June 03, 2010
BATS to resume trading after a trading pause in an individual security after it receives a trading resumption message from the SIPs.. For complete release notes, click here.
- BATS Exchange (BZX) Security Based Circuit Breaker FAQ
- May 24, 2010
An FAQ for common questions related to stock-by-stock circuit breakers that are expected to go into effect for all market centers prior to June 14, 2010. Click here for the FAQ.
- BATS Files Individual Securities Circuit Breaker Functionality Proposal with the SEC
- May 19, 2010
BATS announces rule filing proposal for 10% security based circuit breaker to be used by all Exchanges. For complete release notes, click here.
- BATS Exchange (BZX) Announces Enhanced MMTP Functionality Available Effective Immediately
- May 14, 2010
BATS announces new MMTP features available for opt-in effective immediately. For complete release notes, click here.
- FINAL NOTICE: BATS Clearly Erroneous Execution Web Form Usage Required Effective May 1, 2010
- April 28, 2010
Clearly Erroneous Execution (CEE) Form usage required effective May 1st, 2010. For complete release notes, click here.
- BATS Y-Exchange (BYX) Update - Certification Environment Available Effective Immediately
- April 19, 2010
BATS Y-Exchange certification ports are available for testing effective immediately. For other updates and complete release notes, click here.
- Reminder: BATS Clearly Erroneous Execution Web Form Usage Required Effective May 1, 2010
- April 13, 2010
Clearly Erroneous Execution (CEE) Form usage required effective May 1st, 2010. For complete release notes, click here.
- Reminder - BATS Exchange Specification Updates to Handle Eight (8) Character Tickers
- March 26, 2010
As listing exchanges are making preparations to begin using 5 character root symbology, BATS will be updating technical specifications for various protocols including TCP PITCH, TCP FASTPITCH, Multicast PITCH, TOP and DROP. Expanded messages (Multicast/TCP/FAST PITCH and TOP) may be sent in production starting Monday, April 5, 2010. The hard cut of DROP to the long format will be effective April 5, 2010. For complete release notes, click here.
- Reminder: BATS Clearly Erroneous Execution Web Form Usage Required Effective May 1, 2010
- March 23, 2010
Clearly Erroneous Execution (CEE) Form usage required effective May 1st, 2010. For complete release notes, click here.
- Reminder: BATS Exchange Specification Updates to Handle Eight (8) Character Tickers Effective April 5, 2010
- March 12, 2010
As listing exchanges are making preparations to begin using 5 character root symbology, BATS will be updating technical specifications for various protocols including TCP PITCH, TCP FASTPITCH, Multicast PITCH, TOP and DROP. Expanded messages (Multicast/TCP/FAST PITCH and TOP) may be sent in production starting Monday, April 5, 2010. The hard cut of DROP to the long format will be effective April 5, 2010. For complete release notes, click here.
- BATS Exchange Releases Clearly Erroneous Execution Web Form
- March 03, 2010
Clearly Erroneous Execution (CEE) Form within the BATS Member Web Portal. BATS intends to require this form be used for ALL Clearly Erroneous review submissions as of May 1st, 2010. For complete release notes, click here.
- Reminder: BATS Exchange Specification Updates to Handle Eight (8) Character Tickers Effective April 5, 2010
- March 02, 2010
As listing exchanges are making preparations to begin using 5 character root symbology, BATS will be updating technical specifications for various protocols including TCP PITCH, TCP FASTPITCH, Multicast PITCH, TOP and DROP. Expanded messages (Multicast/TCP/FAST PITCH and TOP) may be sent in production starting Monday, April 5, 2010. The hard cut of DROP to the long format will be effective April 5, 2010. For complete release notes, click here.
- BATS Multicast PITCH to Support Microsecond Timestamps
- February 25, 2010
BATS Multicast PITCH feeds will be distributed with microsecond level granularity. For complete release notes, click here.
- BATS Hidden Liquidity Behavior Modification AND Pegging Functionality Reminder
- February 18, 2010
To comply with BATS Exchange Rule 11.12 Priority of Orders, resting hidden orders (pegs or limit orders) which lock or cross the BATS Book will remain on the BATS Book yet will not be executable until they no longer lock or cross the BATS Book and can execute at or between the NBBO.
To comply with BATS Exchange Rules 11.9.(c)(8) Pegged Order and 11.9.(c)(9) Mid-Point Peg Order, the BATS Exchange BBO will be included in the NBBO calculation used to price all peg orders.
For the complete release notes, click here.
- BATS Pegging Functionality Change
- February 08, 2010
To comply with BATS Exchange Rules 11.9.(c)(8) Pegged Order and 11.9.(c)(9) Mid-Point Peg Order, the BATS Exchange BBO will be included in the NBBO calculation used to price all peg orders. For the complete release notes, click here.
- Market Order Collar Issue
- January 20, 2010
Rare issue discovered with market order collar functionality. Behavior modified to complete Within Rule 11.9(a). For complete release notes, click here.
- BATS Exchange Specification Updates to Handle Eight (8) Character Tickers
- January 12, 2010
As listing exchanges are making preparations to begin using 5 character root symbology, BATS will be updating technical specifications for various protocols including TCP PITCH, TCP FASTPITCH, Multicast PITCH, TOP and DROP. Expanded messages (Multicast/TCP/FAST PITCH and TOP) may be sent in production starting Monday, April 5, 2010. The hard cut of DROP to the long format will be effective April 5, 2010. For complete release notes, click here.
- BATS Exchange Performance Improvements
- January 07, 2010
Thanks to Member feedback and statistics we've gathered internally, we believe BATS remains the fastest, most consistent and most efficient exchange platform on the planet. For complete release notes, click here.