BATS Welcomes Two New Pacer ETFs

December 15, 2015 9:48 AM EST

New ETFs Begin Trading Today on The BATS ETF Marketplace

KANSAS CITY, Mo. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BATS Global Markets (BATS), the #1 U.S. market for the trading of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today welcomed two new ETFs from Pacer ETFs to the BATS ETF Marketplace.

These new ETFs began trading today on BATS:

  • Pacer Trendpilot™ European Index ETF (BATS: PTEU) – This ETF seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Pacer Trendpilot European Index.
  • Pacer Autopilot Hedged European Index ETF (BATS: PAEU) – This ETF seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Pacer Autopilot Hedged European Index.

“We welcomed Pacer as a new issuer to our market earlier this year and we are excited to expand our partnership with the listing of these two new ETFs,” said Laura Morrison, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Exchange-Traded Products at BATS. “We continue to remain focused on creating a marketplace that is targeted to the needs of today’s issuers and investors.”

Pacer now has five ETFs listed on The BATS ETF Marketplace. Additional information on the new Pacer ETFs is available at www.paceretfs.com.

BATS ranks as the top exchange operator for ETF trading with the BATS Exchanges – BYX, BZX, EGDA, EDGX – handling 26.5% of all ETF trading in November. BATS has been the #1 U.S. market for ETF trading for every month of 2015 while remaining the #2 U.S. market for overall equities trading.

BATS is also the leader in market quality for ETFs and, in November, the BATS U.S. equity exchanges had the lowest effective spread in 64% of the top 50 exchange-traded products, according to the BATS market quality statistics.

Additional information regarding listing and trading on the BATS ETF Marketplace is available on the BATS website. ETF issuers interested in joining the many firms listing on BATS may email [email protected].

About BATS Global Markets, Inc.

BATS Global Markets, Inc., a leading global operator of exchanges and services for financial markets, is committed to Making Markets Better for traders, investors and issuers. In Europe, BATS operates the largest pan-European equities exchange, offering trading and listing services across 15 major European markets, as well as BXTR, the continent’s largest trade reporting facility. In the U.S., BATS operates four stock exchanges – BZX, BYX, EDGX and EDGA – and regularly ranks as the top market for ETF and retail-driven liquidity. The company is a listing venue for ETFs and other structured products, also operates two U.S. equity options markets – BATS BZX Options and BATS EDGX Options. Globally, BATS serves the foreign exchange (FX) market, the world’s largest asset class, with Hotspot, a leading institutional spot foreign exchange market. With its world-class technology and relentless customer focus, BATS strives to bring efficiency, transparency and fairness to market participants. The company is headquartered in Kansas City with offices in New York, London, Chicago and Singapore. Further information on BATS can be found at www.bats.com and by following us on Twitter @BATSGlobal.

Disclaimer

BATS and its affiliates do not recommend or make any representation as to possible benefits from any securities or investments, or third-party products or services. Investors should undertake their own due diligence regarding their securities and investment practices. This press release speaks only as of this date. BATS disclaims any duty to update the information herein.

BATS Contacts:
Stacie Fleming (Kansas City)
+1.913.815.7193
[email protected]
or
Randy Williams (New York)
+1.212.378.8522
[email protected]

Source: BATS Global Markets



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