M&A Deal Summary

miax Acquires MIAX Derivatives Exchange

On April 25, 2023, miax acquired business services company MIAX Derivatives Exchange from FTX.US

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is miax’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is miax’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is miax’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.
Investment Fate
  • MIAX Derivatives Exchange was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2025.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-04-25
Target MIAX Derivatives Exchange
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) miax
Sellers(s) FTX.US
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

MIAX Derivatives Exchange

Princeton, New Jersey, United States
MIAX Derivatives Exchange (MIAXdx) is a digital currency futures and options exchange and clearinghouse regulated by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). MIAXdx is based in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

miax

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Category Company
Sector Financial Services
Revenue 1.1B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

miax provides member firms with traditional pricing and pro-rata allocation (MIAX), maker-taker pricing and price-time allocation (MIAX PEARL) market structures, and a hybrid market structure with maker-taker pricing and pro-rata allocation (MIAX Emerald). It is the parent holding company of Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC (MIAX), MIAX PEARL, LLC (MIAX PEARL) and MIAX Emerald, LLC (MIAX Emerald and together with MIAX and MIAX PEARL, the MIAX Exchange Group), three fully electronic options trading exchanges. miax is based in Princeton, New Jersey.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 5
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 3 of 4
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-21 Dorman Trading

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Dorman Trading is an FCM registered with the CFTC and member of the National Futures Association that provides execution and clearing services for introducing brokers, retail customers, institutional clients and professional traders. Dorman Trading is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-11-25 MIAX Derivatives Exchange

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

MIAX Derivatives Exchange (MIAXdx) is a digital currency futures and options exchange and clearinghouse regulated by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). MIAXdx is based in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

FTX.US

Berkeley, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2018
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

FTX.US is a US-regulated cryptocurrency exchange, built from the ground up. Its mission is to grow the digital currency ecosystem, offer US traders a platform that inspires their loyalty, and become the market-leading US cryptocurrency exchange by volume over the next two years. FTX.US was formed in 2018 and is based in Berkeley, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-01 BlockFi

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

BlockFi provide the wealth management platform designed to seamlessly manage crypto assets and provide credit services to markets with limited access to simple financial products. BlockFi was founded in 2017 and is based in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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