Miami International Holdings Reports August 2019 Trading Results And New Records for MIAX Exchange Group

PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH) today reported the August 2019 trading activity for its three fully electronic options exchanges - MIAX(®), MIAX PEARL(TM) and MIAX Emerald(TM) (together, the MIAX Exchange Group(TM)). The MIAX Exchange Group collectively executed over 43.1 million equity option contracts in August for a combined average daily volume (ADV) of 1,961,849 contracts, representing a total U.S. equity options market share of 10.31%.


                             Trading Volume for MIAX Exchange Group,           Year-to-Date Comparison

                      
            
              Current Month



        Equity
         Options
         Contracts        
            
              Aug-19                       
     
              Aug-18          % Chg.   
     
     Jul-19       % Chg.    
     
     Aug-19          
     
     Aug-18           % Chg.

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        Trading Days                                                    22                           23                        22                           168                  169

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        U.S. Equity
         Options
         Industry                                              418,770,313                  384,002,068     9.1%      357,634,292     17.1%       2,925,204,592        2,996,915,123       -2.4%

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        MIAX Exchange
         Group                                                  43,160,673                   37,642,941    14.7%       33,515,718     28.8%         289,502,363          271,017,724        6.8%

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        MIAX                                                    15,848,772                   17,270,967    -8.2%       12,915,781     22.7%         116,104,353          135,213,974      -14.1%

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        MIAX PEARL                                              24,174,456                   20,371,974    18.7%       18,163,873     33.1%         157,743,212          135,803,750       16.2%

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        MIAX Emerald                                             3,137,445                                             2,436,064     28.8%          15,654,798

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        Equity
         Options ADV      
            
              Aug-19                       
     
              Aug-18          % Chg.   
     
     Jul-19       % Chg.    
     
     Aug-19          
     
     Aug-18           % Chg.

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        U.S. Equity
         Options
         Industry                                               19,035,014                   16,695,742    14.0%       16,256,104     17.1%          17,411,932           17,733,226       -1.8%

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        MIAX Exchange
         Group                                                   1,961,849                    1,636,650    19.9%        1,523,442     28.8%           1,723,228            1,603,655        7.5%

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        MIAX                                                       720,399                      750,912    -4.1%          587,081     22.7%             691,097              800,083      -13.6%

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        MIAX PEARL                                               1,098,839                      885,738    24.1%          825,631     33.1%             938,948              803,572       16.8%

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        MIAX Emerald                                               142,611                                               110,730     28.8%              93,183

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                       Equity Option Market Share for MIAX Exchange Group,     Year-to-Date Comparison

                      
            
              Current Month



        Equity
         Options
         Market Share     
            
              Aug-19                       
     
              Aug-18          % Chg.   
     
     Jul-19       % Chg.    
     
     Aug-19          
     
     Aug-18           % Chg.

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        MIAX Exchange
         Group                                                      10.31%                       9.80%    5.1%            9.37%    10.0%               9.90%               9.04%       9.4%

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        MIAX                                                         3.78%                       4.50%  -15.9%            3.61%     4.8%               3.97%               4.51%     -12.0%

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        MIAX PEARL                                                   5.77%                       5.31%    8.8%            5.08%    13.7%               5.39%               4.53%      19.0%

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        MIAX Emerald                                                 0.75%                                                0.68%    10.0%               0.54%

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Other news and achievements include:

MIAX Exchange Group

    --  New daily market share record
        --  11.79% market share on August 23, 2019
    --  New daily record for contracts executed
        --  2,901,043 contracts on August 23, 2019

MIH

    --  Announced partnership with Advanced Fundamentals, LLC (Advanced
        Fundamentals), an owner and developer of next generation beta indexes,
        to develop a complex of proprietary financial products based on Advanced
        Fundamentals' commercial real estate indexes (CRE Indexes) listed
        exclusively on the MIAX Exchange Group.
    --  The first tranche of products, cash-settled options and futures on the
        CRE Indexes, are expected to be listed in 2020. All products remain
        subject to SEC and CFTC approval, respectively.

For further information regarding the MIAX Exchange Group, please visit www.MIAXOptions.com or contact MIAX Trading Operations at TradingOperations@MIAXOptions.com.

Corporate Communications Contact: Dominique Prunetti-Miller
(609) 897-1465
dprunetti@miami-holdings.com

About MIH and the MIAX Exchange Group

Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH) is the parent holding company of Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC (MIAX(®)), MIAX PEARL, LLC (MIAX PEARL(TM)) and MIAX Emerald, LLC (MIAX Emerald(TM) and together with MIAX and MIAX PEARL, the MIAX Exchange Group), three fully electronic options trading exchanges.

MIAX, MIAX PEARL and MIAX Emerald leverage the MIAX Exchange Group's industry-leading technology and infrastructure to provide their member firms with traditional pricing and pro rata allocation (MIAX), maker-taker pricing and price-time allocation (MIAX PEARL) market structures, and a hybrid market structure with maker-taker pricing and pro rata allocation (MIAX Emerald).

MIAX Options serves as the exclusive exchange venue for cash-settled options on the SPIKES(®) Volatility Index (Ticker: SPIKE), a measure of the expected 30-day volatility in the SPDR(®) S&P 500(®) ETF (SPY).

The MIAX Exchange Group's executive offices and National Operations Center are located in Princeton, NJ, with a Miami Operations Center and additional offices located in Miami, FL.

To learn more about MIH and the MIAX Exchange Group visit www.MIAXOptions.com.

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