ISE Gemini® announced that it surpassed 900,000 contracts for the first time (actual: 948,609 contracts) in a single day on Friday, September 19. Month-to-date, ISE Gemini has an average daily volume (ADV) of 687,292 and an overall equity options market share of over 4.4 percent (excluding dividend trades), both new monthly records.
“The volume and market share milestones are reflective of ISE Gemini’s strong performance and ongoing growth through its first full year of trading,” said Boris Ilyevsky, Managing Director of ISE and ISE Gemini. “We continue to see our customers taking advantage of ISE Gemini’s unique combination of market structure and competitive fees as we continue to welcome new members to the exchange.”
ISE Gemini offers customers a unique maker-taker pricing model combined with its patented pro-rata and customer priority market structure. Additional details about ISE Gemini can be viewed at www.ise.com/gemini.