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BOSTON, March 2, 2022 -- LeveL ATS, a leading, independently operated US equity dark pool trading venue for the sell-side, and Luminex Trading & Analytics, a block trading venue built for the buy-side, announced today the completion of their merger.

BOSTON, Sept. 21, 2021 - LeveL ATS, a leading, independently operated US equity dark pool trading venue for the sell-side and Luminex Trading & Analytics, a block trading venue built for and owned by the buy-side, have entered a definitive agreement to merge. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

NEW YORK and BOSTON, Aug. 02, 2021 - Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) and LeveL ATS today announced Nasdaq has acquired a significant minority stake in LeveL ATS, a leading, independently operated US Equity Dark Pool trading venue. Through this investment, Nasdaq joins owners including Bank of America, Citi, and Fidelity. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

BOSTON, June 23, 2021, LeveL Alternative Trading System (ATS), a leading, independently operated US Equity Dark Pool trading venue, announced today the roll-out of three volume weighted average price (VWAP) order types. These fully automated trading measurement tools include VWAP Full Day, VWAP Block and VWAP Slice order types.

NEW YORK – November 20, 2020 – The Operating Committees of the Securities Information Processors ("SIPs") today announced the addition of a new member to the Advisory Committee, Steve Miele, Chief Strategy Officer of LeveL ATS.

BOSTON, January 28, 2014 LeveL ATS, a consortium owned US Equity Dark Pool launched in September 2006, is excited to announce the completion of its next generation matching engine. LeveL ATS enlisted the expertise of Thesys Technology, a leading provider of high performance technology systems. LeveL CEO Whit Conary said "We are very excited about this next step in LeveL's history. This new technology provides LeveL's customers with some of the fastest response times in the market place, allowing customers to access our diverse liquidity quickly and efficiently. LeveL routinely executes more than 4,000 unique symbols daily with over 50% of its executed volume in mid and small cap securities."