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BATS Exchange Names Jeromee Johnson Vice President, Market Development.


Strengthens Team with Hiring of Former 3D Markets President

KANSAS CITY Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Mo. -- BATS Exchange, an innovative and technology-leading U.S. securities exchange, named Jeromee Johnson vice president, market development, and said he will initially work with other members of the BATS team to determine whether the firm should develop an electronic derivatives trading platform.

Mr. Johnson will relocate to the Kansas City area and will report to Senior Vice President Ken Conklin, global head of business development and marketing. Mr. Conklin is based in London.

"At BATS we're always looking to add 'A-list' players and we're excited to bring a well-established presence like Jeromee on board as we continue to look closely at other asset classes and geographies," said Joe Ratterman, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of BATS Exchange and BATS Global Markets.

"Jeromee's technical knowledge and focus on innovation are just two of the reasons why we expect him to play a significant role in our growth," he said.

"Building on its impressive core technology and success in the U.S. and European equities marketplaces, BATS has tremendous opportunities to make markets better in other asset classes and geographic regions. I am delighted to work with the BATS team to help them fulfill this vision," Mr. Johnson said.

Previously, Mr. Johnson was president of 3D Markets, a nationally recognized provider of software and technology for institutional equity options trading. In that role, he was instrumental in the design and launch of Archangel archangel, in religion
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, the first "dark pool" trading network in U.S. equity options.

Mr. Johnson has also served as a senior analyst and consultant with TABB Group, the influential financial markets research and advisory firm. Prior to his stint with TABB, Mr. Johnson was director of product development and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products.  for UNX UNX Universal Network Exchange , the agency brokerage and provider of electronic trading This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.
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About BATS

BATS Global Markets (BATS) is an innovative global financial markets technology company headquartered in the Kansas City, Mo., area with additional offices in New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 and London. The BATS platform was launched in January 2006 and, operating as BATS Exchange, Inc., is one of the fastest growing, top tier equity markets in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . BATS serves the European market through its London based, FSA-authorized subsidiary, BATS Europe, which operates a Multilateral Trading Facility for European securities. The BATS platform is internally developed by a dedicated core team of market and technology professionals, catering to the needs of the broker-dealer and trading community. BATS O Making Markets Better.

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