MIAX Options Exchange Wins 2015 Institutional Trading Award for Best Infrastructure / Technology Initiative
Princeton, NJ – February 6, 2015 – MIAX Options Exchange (MIAX) announced today that it has received the 2015 Wall Street Letter Trading Award for “Best Infrastructure / Technology Initiative by an Exchange / ATS” by a panel of independent judges. The Wall Street Letter Institutional Trading Awards recognize excellence among providers to the institutional trading industry for innovation and achievement over the past year.
“We are honored to be named a 2015 Wall Street Letter Institutional Trading Award winner,” said Frank Ziegler, Senior Vice President – Systems Infrastructure of MIAX. “We would like to thank the Wall Street Letter judges for recognizing MIAX for our contributions to the trading industry through our innovation and achievements in exchange applications, infrastructure and various technology initiatives.”
Douglas M. Schafer, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of MIAX, said, “This award reflects the high level of skill and dedication of our technology team, and represents a culmination of many years of planning and implementation. At MIAX we have made a commitment to providing our member firms with the best available exchange technology and trading experience. This commitment begins with our infrastructure, which we are continuously evaluating and updating through technology initiatives to remain ahead of the ever-changing trading industry.”
“We would like to acknowledge the efforts of the entire MIAX technology team for the role they play in the development and operation of the exchange systems. The hard work and operational excellence continuously demonstrated by the technology team was instrumental in our infrastructure being recognized for its excellence by the Wall Street Letter,” said Thomas P. Gallagher, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MIAX.
For further information regarding the MIAX Exchange Group, please visit www.MIAXOptions.com or contact MIAX Trading Operations at TradingOperations@MIAXOptions.com.
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About MIAX and MIH
MIAX, which commenced operations on December 7, 2012, is a fully electronic options trading exchange approved by the SEC as a national securities exchange on December 3, 2012. MIAX has assembled a team with deep rooted experience in developing, operating and trading on options exchanges. Its trading platform has been developed in-house and designed from the ground up for the unique functional and performance demands of derivatives trading. MIAX Options now lists and trades options on the majority of the top 1,400 multi-listed classes. The MIAX Options Exchange’s unparalleled system throughput is in excess of 27 million quotes per second. The average latency for a single quote on MIAX is approximately 24.7 microseconds for a full round trip. At the 99th percentile, the latency on MIAX is approximately 39.7 microseconds. At the 99.9th percentile, the latency on MIAX is approximately 102.4 microseconds. The MIAX executive offices and technology 2 development center as well as the National Operations Center for the MIAX Options Exchange are located in Princeton, New Jersey.
MIAX and Miami International Technologies, LLC (MIAX Technologies) are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH). MIAX Technologies is the Company’s technology subsidiary for the sale and/or license of MIAX trading technology. MIAX intends to launch the MIAX Equities Exchange and plans to pursue Latin American equity listings. The launch of the MIAX Equities Exchange is subject to SEC approval. The MIAX Futures Exchange is also planned as a follow-on initiative. The launch of the MIAX Futures Exchange is subject to CFTC approval.
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