BATS Global Markets

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:financial_services_company
gptkb:stock_market_index
gptkbp:acquiredBy CBOE Holdings
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 2017
gptkbp:countryOfOperation gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:focus ETFs
options
electronic trading
equities
foreign exchange
low-latency trading
gptkbp:founded 2005
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Dave_Cummings
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Kansas_City_metropolitan_area
gptkb:Lenexa,_Kansas,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label BATS Global Markets
gptkbp:industry gptkb:stock_market_index
financial services
gptkbp:IPO_attempt_date March 2012
gptkbp:IPO_result withdrawn due to technical glitch
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:Chris_Concannon
Joe Ratterman
Mark Hemsley
gptkbp:legalStatus registered national securities exchange
gptkbp:location_continent gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:market significant share of US equities trading
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Cboe_Global_Markets
gptkbp:nameMeaning Better Alternative Trading System
gptkbp:notable_for competitive pricing
expansion into Europe
innovative trading technology
challenging NYSE and NASDAQ
high-speed trading infrastructure
merger with Direct Edge (2014)
rapid growth in market share
first US exchange to list its own shares (attempted)
gptkbp:notableAcquisition Chi-X Europe (2011)
Direct Edge (2014)
gptkbp:notableEvent 2012 IPO attempt withdrawn
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees ~300 (2016)
gptkbp:operates gptkb:BATS_BYX_Exchange
gptkb:BATS_BZX_Exchange
BATS Options Exchange
BATS Europe
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Cboe_Global_Markets
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:U.S._Securities_and_Exchange_Commission
gptkbp:status defunct (as independent company)
gptkbp:subsidiary BATS Chi-X Europe
gptkbp:ticker_symbol_(pre-acquisition) gptkb:BATS
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:BATS
gptkbp:website www.bats.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cboe_Global_Markets
gptkb:Coronavirus_Crash
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6