The Bats LIS block - trading platform has expanded with the inclusion of sell - through participants JPMorgan , Credit Suisse and Bank of America Merrill Lynch . The MiFID II - compliant system , which allows traders to make and execute trades in blocks of equities without any intentions to the wider market , also posted a record in traded volume , at € 114.8 m ( $ 123.5 million ) , last week . Liquidnet , UBS , Citi and Deutsche Bank are also expected to join the platform later in the month .
The Bats LIS block-trading platform has expanded with the inclusion of sell-side participants JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The MiFID II-compliant system, which allows traders to negotiate and execute trades in blocks of equities without revealing intentions to the wider market, also posted a record in traded volume, at €114.8m ($123.5m), last week. Liquidnet, UBS, Citi and Deutsche Bank are also expected to join the platform later in the month.