MIAX Options Exchange Waives Transaction Fees Until the End of the Year; Confirms December 7, 2012 Launch Date

MIAX Options Exchange Waives Transaction Fees Until the End of the Year; Confirms December 7, 2012 Launch Date PR Newswire PRINCETON, New Jersey, Dec. 7, 2012 PRINCETON, New Jersey, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MIAX Options Exchange ("MIAX"), the newest U.S. equity options exchange, announced today that it will waive transaction fees until the end of the year, other than select transaction and regulatory fees applicable to members trading options on and using services provided by MIAX. MIAX also confirmed that it will launch trading operations on December 7, 2012, as previously announced. Thomas P. Gallagher, MIAX's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said, "Tomorrow marks a tremendous milestone for MIAX with the launch of our MIAX Options Exchange. We are proud to be the newest member of the U.S. equity options industry and we look forward to a successful launch." Gallagher further stated, "On behalf of our shareholders and the Boards of Directors of both MIAX and Miami International Holdings, Inc., our parent company, I would like to express my sincerest thanks to Doug Schafer, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at MIAX, and his highly skilled and experienced IT team for their unwavering commitment.