BATS Promotes Chris Isaacson to Chief Operating Officer.Isaacson Was Instrumental in Development of BATS Platform; Will Report Directly to New President, 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. Joe Ratterman KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- BATS Trading Inc. announced today the promotion of Chris Isaacson to chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , effective immediately. Mr. Isaacson replaces Joe Ratterman, who was named president and chief executive of BATS July 1, and will report to Mr. Ratterman. Mr. Isaacson was previously vice president in charge of operations and has been with BATS since its incorporation in June 2005. He previously managed the trade desk at BATS and, as a developer, was instrumental in the architecture and implementation of the BATS platform. "Chris has played a critical role in BATS' growth since joining us as a founding employee in 2005, and we are very excited to announce his promotion," Mr. Ratterman said. "From day one, he has demonstrated the ability to execute at a high level, and we fully expect his great knowledge of our system and our subscribers to continue to pay great dividends." Mr. Isaacson began his career as a software engineer at Cerner Corp., the publicly traded healthcare information systems supplier based in Kansas City. He holds a degree in computer science and business from Nebraska Wesleyan University Nebraska Wesleyan University (NWU), is a private, coeducational university located in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was founded in 1887 by Nebraska Methodists. As of 2007, it has 1,500 students and 300 faculty and staff. , as well as a master's degree in business administration from the University of Nebraska. BATS averaged daily volume of nearly 338 million shares in June, touching about 12% of the Nasdaq-listed market, 6% of the Amex market, and 2% of the NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange market. About BATS Trading BATS Trading Inc., headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., was founded in June 2005 in response to rapid consolidation in the exchange space. The BATS ECN (Electronic Communications Network) A computerized, private financial trading system. Terra Nova Trading (www.terranovatrading.com) and Instinet (www.instinet.com) are examples. is designed to handle high-speed, high-volume, anonymous, reliable, algorithmic trading Algorithmic Trading A trading system that utilizes very advanced mathematical models for making transaction decisions in the financial markets. The strict rules built into the model attempt to determine the optimal time for an order to be placed that will cause the least amount of . Investors in BATS include Citi, Credit Suisse, Getco LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , Lehman Brothers, Lime Brokerage LLC, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch & Co. and Wedbush Inc. For more information, contact Randy Williams or visit www.batstrading.com. |
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