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.
May 2026 Trading Statistics
Average Daily Volume*: 242.5 million shares
Average Block† Execution Size: 22,392 shares
Blocks† Traded as % of Total Traded Volume: 25%
Block Trades Larger Than 50k Shares: 1,828
Average Daily Block† Volume: 59.5 million shares
* Figures include all volume traded on the BIDS ATS and do not include any routed volume. Shares are double counted to include both sides of the transaction.
† A block is defined as10,000+ shares.
Leadership in Block Trading
- BIDS ATS is the largest ATS for block† volume traded
- 20% of all ATS block† trading happened in the BIDS ATS
- Globally, 520 firms have connections via BIDS Trader
Source: April 2026 - OTC Transparency data is provided via http://www.finra.org/industry/OTC-Transparency and is copyrighted by FINRA 2025.
Sponsoring Broker/Dealer
(*MWVBE Certified Broker)
Direct 100% of your trading costs in BIDS Trading to the sponsoring broker/dealer(s) of your choice.
Integration Partners
Market Cap and Market Sector
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