A crossing network that is wholly or mostly owned by a stock exchange. By owning its crossing network, an exchange can secure more liquidity, while having the network operate in parallel with its other activities such as hidden orders, broker/ specialist flows, exchange reserve orders, and displayed flow (displayed liquidity).
Exchange crossing networks provide a hybrid venue that matches the flow of incoming orders against orders in the pool or within the exchange itself, and if no matches are spotted, it may re-route orders to other partner venues.
Examples of these crossing networks include BATS, NASDAQ’s Open/Close, and NYSE’s Matchpoint.
