December 19, 2013

MIAX Options Exchange Reaches Listing of Classes Representing Over 95% of Industry Volume

Princeton, NJ – December 19, 2013 – MIAX Options Exchange (MIAX) announced today that it has completed the recent rollout of 388 additional option classes. MIAX now lists options on 983 underlying equities securities representing over 95% percent of equity options industry volume traded on December 16, 2013.

“We are pleased to have completed our latest rollout,” said Thomas P. Gallagher, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MIAX. “We have broadened MIAX’s product offerings with this rollout to include a larger segment of the option business and have made MIAX one of the preeminent venues for options trading within one year of launching our exchange,” continued Gallagher.

For further information regarding the MIAX Options Exchange, including the full list of products listed on MIAX, fee schedule, news and recent developments, member onboarding, and technology onboarding, including specifications and requirements, 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 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 600 multiply listed classes. The MIAX Options Exchange’s unparalleled system throughput is in excess of 24 million quotes per second. The average latency for a single quote on MIAX is 27.6 microseconds for a full round trip. At the 99th percentile, the latency on MIAX is 39.7 microseconds. At the 99.9th percentile, the latency on MIAX is 56.4 microseconds. The MIAX executive offices and technology 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 the 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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