Blue Ocean Alternative Trading System
Blue Ocean ATS (BOATS) is a US registered broker dealer and operator of an alternative trading system offering after-hours trading of US National Market System stocks via the Blue Ocean Session.
Last updated September 15, 2026
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Overview
Blue Ocean ATS, LLC is a US registered broker dealer (crd #306512) and operator of an alternative trading system (ATS). It is a subsidiary of Blue Ocean Technologies, LLC, a capital markets fintech company connecting global investors during US overnight trading hours. Through BOATS and its flagship Blue Ocean Session service, it offers after-hours trading of US National Market System (NMS) stocks from 8:00 pm to 4:00 am ET, Sunday through Thursday. Blue Ocean ATS, LLC is a FINRA member and an SEC registered broker dealer, and currently serves US broker dealer subscribers and others in all time zones across the US and globally.
History
Blue Ocean Technologies was founded in 2016 by financial services, exchange and trading industry veterans, who created the Blue Ocean Session to provide investors transparency and liquidity after traditional US trading market hours. The founders established the broker dealer subsidiary Blue Ocean ATS to build the trading platform BOATS and launch Blue Ocean Session, with the primary goal of developing an electronic trading platform to fill the US overnight trading gap. Blue Ocean Technologies launched its electronic market center as an Alternative Trading System (ATS) in June 2021, and BOATS' Blue Ocean Session went live in June 2021. In 2021, Urbana Investments became a strategic investor in Blue Ocean Technologies.
Products and positioning
First alternative trading system to expand market hours, filling the gap to trade equities continuously throughout US evening hours.
Blue Ocean Session
Flagship service offering after-hours trading of US National Market System (NMS) stocks from 8:00 pm to 4:00 am ET, Sunday through Thursday.
BOATS (Blue Ocean Alternative Trading System)
Alternative trading system operated by Blue Ocean ATS, LLC, using electronic order-delivery and live data.
Recent events
Blue Ocean ATS announces connectivity partnerships[6]
Reported:
Blue Ocean ATS announced partnerships with ACTIV Financial Systems as a data provider and Raptor Trading Systems as a trading provider. It also welcomed Lek Securities as a new subscriber.
Sources6 sources
- 1Blue Ocean Technologies LLCblueocean-tech.io
- 2About Us – Blue Ocean Technologies LLCblueocean-tech.io
- 3Services – Blue Ocean Technologies LLCblueocean-tech.io
- 4Corporate Fact Sheet – Blue Ocean Technologies LLCblueocean-tech.io
- 5Blue Ocean Alternative Trading Systemwikidata.org
- 6Blue Ocean ATS宣布连接合作prnewswire.com
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