BIDS Trading: February 2026 Volume

March 2, 2026

BIDS Trading is a registered broker-dealer and the operator of the BIDS ATS, which is designed to bring counterparties together to anonymously trade blocks of stock.

February 2026 Trading Statistics

  • Average Daily Volume: A record 267.8 million shares
  • Average Block Execution Size: 24,100 shares
  • Blocks Traded as % of Total Traded Volume: 26%
  • Block Trades Larger Than 50,000 Shares: 2,252
  • Average Daily Block Volume: 69.2 million shares

Feature of the Month: ETF Trading Opportunities

Why Choose BIDS ATS?

  • Price Improvement: 92% of ETF volume was traded at midpoint
  • Unique liquidity: 26% of volume in Fixed Income ETFs and 23% of volume in non-U.S. or global ETFs traded on BIDS
  • Growing activity: ETF ADV was 24.7 million in Q4 2025
  • Efficiency: Harness the power of the BIDS Trading network and workflows to source ETF liquidity while minimizing information leakage

Q4 2025 Stats

  • 1.6 billion in traded volume
  • $332 million in block traded volume
  • 92% of ETF volume was traded at midpoint
  • Traded volume in 2,052 ETFs

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