Insider Trading March 24, 2026

MIAX Executive Sells $1.02M in Stock as Exchanges Show Strong Volume Gains

Chief Strategy Officer Shelly Brown reduced her stake under a pre-set plan; MIAX posts robust Q4 2025 results and rising market share in options trading

By Ajmal Hussain MIAX
MIAX Executive Sells $1.02M in Stock as Exchanges Show Strong Volume Gains
MIAX

Shelly Brown, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Miami International Holdings, sold 25,932 shares on March 23, 2026, collecting $1,019,905 under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. The transaction occurred at a weighted average price of $39.33, while MIAX shares trade near $39.46 and have fallen 11% year-to-date. The company reported strong Q4 2025 earnings and notable gains in U.S. options market activity.

Key Points

  • Shelly Brown sold 25,932 shares on March 23, 2026, receiving $1,019,905 at a weighted average price of $39.33.
  • MIAX shares traded in a range of $38.98 to $39.80 for the transactions and currently trade at $39.46, down 11% year-to-date.
  • MIAX reported adjusted diluted EPS of $0.52 for Q4 2025 and revenue of $125 million, a 52% year-over-year increase, while U.S. options average daily volume rose to 10.8 million contracts in February 2026.

Miami International Holdings (MIAX) reported an insider share sale this week when Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Shelly Brown disposed of 25,932 shares of the companys common stock on March 23, 2026. The proceeds from the sale amounted to $1,019,905, based on a weighted average execution price of $39.33 per share.

The individual trades that comprised the block were executed across prices ranging from $38.98 to $39.80. At the time of reporting, MIAX stock trades at $39.46, a level that marks an 11% decline so far this year, reflecting downward pressure on the shares over recent months.

After completing the transaction, Brown holds 299,197 shares directly. The sale was carried out pursuant to a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that Brown adopted on December 22, 2025, a mechanism commonly used by corporate insiders to structure sales in advance.

On valuation, the company has a market value of $3.62 billion. According to InvestingPros Fair Value analysis cited in company materials, MIAX appears slightly overvalued relative to that measure. Analysts cited in the same materials project earnings of $1.68 per share for 2026, a forecast that implies a return to profitability for the company.

For investors seeking deeper analysis, the companys materials note the availability of a full Pro Research Report on InvestingPro, which includes additional ProTips and expanded financial metrics.


MIAXs recent operating and financial updates show momentum across its exchanges. For the fourth quarter of 2025, the company reported adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.52, comfortably above a consensus projection of $0.33. Quarterly revenue reached $125 million, representing a 52% increase versus the year-ago quarter.

Operational metrics highlight increased trading activity. MIAXs U.S. options exchanges averaged 10.8 million contracts per day in February 2026, a rise of 25.4% compared with February 2025. The MIAX Exchange Group captured 17.1% of the U.S. equity options market in February, up 8.1 percentage points year-over-year. These results point to expanding market share within the U.S. options ecosystem and improving top-line performance.

Browns sale and the companys reported quarterly strength present a mixed picture: an insider monetized part of her holdings under an established plan even as MIAX posts meaningful operational gains and an analyst-implied path back to profitability. Readers interested in more granular financials and model inputs are directed to the full research available through InvestingPro.

Risks

  • Share price volatility - MIAX is down 11% year-to-date, indicating market sensitivity in the short term; this impacts equity investors and market participants.
  • Valuation uncertainty - InvestingPro Fair Value analysis characterizes MIAX as slightly overvalued, which could affect investor expectations in the equity and financials sectors.
  • Dependence on trading volume - MIAXs revenue performance is tied to options trading activity; declines in market activity could pressure top-line results and affect exchanges and market infrastructure providers.

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