BATS Options has resolved all system issues and the Exchange is now open for trading. All systems operating normally.

This morning, the Nasdaq Stock Market experienced systems issues causing a delay in reporting trades to the SIP in Nasdaq listed securities in the M-R symbol range. Prior to accepting orders in an option series, BATS Options Rule 21.7.(a) requires a print from the primary listing market to be issued on the SIP. All BATS Options operated as designed and in accordance with our rules by not accepting orders in the affected underlying securities. When Nasdaq resolved their systems issues and issued prints to the SIP in the affected underlyings, BATS Options began accepting orders as expected.

Please be advised that BATS is delaying the open on Nasdaq listed underlying in the symbol range M-R on the BATS Options platform. Will advise.

All BATS systems are operating normally.

Please be advised that BATS Options is experiencing an issue with a single order handler host. We expect this to be resolved shortly and Members are advised to use ports on alternate IP addresses.

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BATS Post Mortem – Carrier Issue

Dear Member,

Please be advised that due to a significant multiple circuit carrier outage in the northeast, at 15:01:34ET on Friday, January 27, 2012, BATS BYX Exchange, BZX Exchange and BATS Options experienced a network disconnect on their primary network links to the SIPs and OPRA. All SIP connections failed over seamlessly to the secondary path. The majority of OPRA connections failed over seamlessly, however a subset were unable to initially connect to the secondary path. The secondary path to the subset of OPRA connections was established at 15:43ET at which time BATS Options was operating normally.
This connectivity issue also affected routable orders through the primary path to another market center on the BYX Exchange and BZX Exchange. These connections automatically failed over to the secondary path. Any stuck orders caught in flight were electronically cancelled.
The secondary site for the BZX Exchange was also impacted as a result of this carrier connectivity issue. This resulted in market data sourced from the secondary site being unavailable from the commencement of the carrier outage on.
All BATS primary site systems are operating normally. Secondary site systems will operate normally on Monday, January 30, 2012.

Please contact the BATS Trade Desk or your Director of Sales with any questions. Thank you for your continued support of BATS.

BATS Trade Desk
913.815.7001
tradedesk@batstrading.com
www.batstrading.com/alerts
www.batsoptions.com/alerts

Please be advised that BATS is currently investigating connectivity issues with OPRA. Will advise.

BATS Options has declared self-help against Chicago Board Options Exchange. Routing to Chicago Board Options Exchange has been suspended as of 09:46:54 ET.

All BATS Options systems are operating normally.

Please be advised that on Monday, January 9th, 2012, BATS became aware of a configuration issue that affected members posting orders on BATS for series associated with the underlying issue ‘EA’. Orders that should have been represented in penny increments were instead represented in nickel increments on the 9th. The issue was corrected for trading on January 10th, 2012. Click on the title for more information.

BATS Options has declared self-help against Chicago Board Options Exchange. Routing to Chicago Board Options Exchange has been suspended as of 13:51:23 ET.

All BATS Options systems are operating normally.

BATS Options has declared self-help against Chicago Board Options Exchange. Routing to Chicago Board Options Exchange has been suspended as of 13:18:51 ET.

All BATS Options systems are operating normally.