The Ballista Alternative Trading System (ATS) seeks to offer equity option traders a level playing field for the execution of block-sized volatility and directional option orders.

With an innovative, two-phase auction and negotiation functionality, the goal of Ballista ATS is to offer liquidity seekers unprecedented efficiency and a direct communication link to liquidity providers.

Ballista offers specialty order types to help limit information leakage, while at the same time tapping into deep liquidity through a pool of vetted manual and electronic liquidity providers. Users may use the Ballista ATS through multiple execution pathways, including Ballista's own intuitive front-end trading platform; a FIX-based interface supporting programmatic order flow; or a variety of order management systems (OMS), execution management systems (EMS), and direct market access (DMA) platforms.

Please contact Ballista Sales at 800.434.7552 for more information and a demonstration of how Ballista ATS can enhance your options trading goals.