Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX
Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Alpha, Montreal Exchange,
NGX
TORONTO, March 3, 2015 /CNW/ - TMX Group today
announced February, 2015 trading statistics for its marketplaces –
Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Alpha,
Montreal Exchange (MX) and NGX.
In February 2015, trading volume
in all TMX equities marketplaces was down 10% compared with
January 2015 and down 9% compared
with February 2014.
Volume on Toronto Stock Exchange in February decreased 15%
compared to the previous month, but increased 4% compared to
February 2014. TSX Venture Exchange's
trading volume was up 13% compared to January 2015, but was down 27% compared to the
same month a year earlier. Trading volume on TMX Select decreased
16% compared to January 2015, but was
up 14% compared to February 2014.
Alpha's volume traded in February
2015 was down 16% compared to the previous month, and down
19% compared to February of last year.
Volume on MX decreased 8% in February
2015 from the prior month, but was up 11% compared to
February 2014. The level of open
interest contracts at the end of February
2015 was up 10% compared to the end of January 2015 and up 10% compared to the end of
February 2014.
NGX volume was up 17% in February
2015 compared to January 2015,
and was down 22% compared to February
2014.
All TMX Equities Marketplaces
|
February
2015
|
January
2015
|
February
2014
|
|
Volume
|
11,696,064,003
|
12,946,615,950
|
12,791,524,800
|
|
Value
|
$135,202,777,782
|
$150,996,389,183
|
$119,782,177,152
|
|
Transactions
|
24,218,114
|
30,024,023
|
21,551,675
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily
Averages
|
|
|
|
|
Volume
|
615.6
million
|
616.5
million
|
673.2
million
|
|
Value
|
$7,115.9
million
|
$7,190.3
million
|
$6,304.3
million
|
|
Transactions
|
1,274,638
|
1,429,715
|
1,134,299
|
Year-to-date Statistics
|
2015
|
2014
|
%
Change
|
|
Volume
|
24,642,679,953
|
26,030,184,734
|
-5.3
|
|
Value
|
$286,199,166,965
|
$249,243,489,103
|
+14.8
|
|
Transactions
|
54,242,137
|
44,067,945
|
+23.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily
Averages
|
|
|
|
|
Volume
|
616.1
million
|
634.9
million
|
-3.0
|
|
Value
|
$7,155.0
million
|
$6,079.1
million
|
+17.7
|
|
Transactions
|
1,356,053
|
1,074,828
|
+26.2
|
Toronto Stock Exchange
|
February
2015
|
January
2015
|
February
2014
|
|
Volume
|
7,056,674,405
|
8,310,261,334
|
6,809,245,108
|
|
Value
|
$111,291,666,276
|
$124,114,397,636
|
$98,090,342,310
|
|
Transactions
|
17,680,681
|
22,065,226
|
15,562,690
|
|
S&P/TSX Composite
Index Close
|
15,234.34
|
14,673.48
|
14,209.59
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily
Averages
|
|
|
|
|
Volume
|
371.4
million
|
395.7
million
|
358.4
million
|
|
Value
|
$5,857.5
million
|
$5,910.2
million
|
$5,162.6
million
|
|
Transactions
|
930,562
|
1,050,725
|
819,089
|
Year-to-date Statistics
|
2015
|
2014
|
%
Change
|
|
Volume
|
15,366,935,739
|
14,270,685,613
|
+7.7
|
|
Value
|
$235,406,063,912
|
$203,322,973,319
|
+15.8
|
|
Transactions
|
39,745,907
|
31,698,441
|
+25.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily
Averages
|
|
|
|
|
Volume
|
384.2
million
|
348.1
million
|
+10.4
|
|
Value
|
$5,885.2
million
|
$4,959.1
million
|
+18.7
|
|
Transactions
|
993,648
|
773,133
|
+28.5
|
TSX Venture Exchange
|
February
2015
|
January
2015
|
February
2014
|
|
Volume
|
2,941,143,943
|
2,609,174,262
|
4,011,811,445
|
|
Value
|
$828,756,915
|
$751,972,461
|
$1,369,058,875
|
|
Transactions
|
367,481
|
373,421
|
529,632
|
|
S&P/TSX Venture
Composite Index Close
|
706.73
|
676.81
|
1,025.37
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily
Averages
|
|
|
|
|
Volume
|
154.8
million
|
124.2
million
|
211.1
million
|
|
Value
|
$43.6
million
|
$35.8
million
|
$72.1
million
|
|
Transactions
|
19,341
|
17,782
|
27,875
|
Year-to-date Statistics
|
2015
|
2014
|
% Change
|
|
Volume
|
5,550,318,205
|
7,572,185,457
|
-26.7
|
|
Value
|
$1,580,729,376
|
$2,592,277,461
|
-39.0
|
|
Transactions
|
740,902
|
1,055,390
|
-29.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily
Averages
|
|
|
|
|
Volume
|
138.8
million
|
184.7
million
|
-24.9
|
|
Value
|
$39.5
million
|
$63.2
million
|
-37.5
|
|
Transactions
|
18,523
|
25,741
|
-28.0
|
TMX Select
|
February
2015
|
January
2015
|
February
2014
|
|
Volume
|
371,317,502
|
440,898,609
|
326,712,400
|
|
Value
|
$5,016,973,481
|
$5,527,309,916
|
$2,697,030,640
|
|
Transactions
|
1,308,424
|
1,519,349
|
603,438
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily
Averages
|
|
|
|
|
Volume
|
19.5
million
|
21.0
million
|
17.2
million
|
|
Value
|
$264.1
million
|
$263.2
million
|
$141.9
million
|
|
Transactions
|
68,864
|
72,350
|
31,760
|
Year-to-date Statistics
|
2015
|
2014
|
%
Change
|
|
Volume
|
812,216,111
|
761,587,800
|
+6.6
|
|
Value
|
$10,544,283,397
|
$6,124,694,087
|
+72.2
|
|
Transactions
|
2,827,773
|
1,352,042
|
+109.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily
Averages
|
|
|
|
|
Volume
|
20.3
million
|
18.6
million
|
+9.3
|
|
Value
|
$263.6
million
|
$149.4
million
|
+76.5
|
|
Transactions
|
70,694
|
32,977
|
+114.4
|
Alpha
|
February
2015
|
January
2015
|
February
2014
|
|
Volume
|
1,326,928,153
|
1,586,281,745
|
1,643,755,847
|
|
Value
|
$18,065,381,110
|
$20,602,709,170
|
$17,625,745,327
|
|
Transactions
|
4,861,528
|
6,066,027
|
4,855,915
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily
Averages
|
|
|
|
|
Volume
|
69.8
million
|
75.5
million
|
86.5
million
|
|
Value
|
$950.8
million
|
$981.1
million
|
$927.7
million
|
|
Transactions
|
255,870
|
288,858
|
255,574
|
Year-to-date Statistics
|
2015
|
2014
|
%
Change
|
|
Volume
|
2,913,209,898
|
3,425,725,864
|
-15.0
|
|
Value
|
38,668,090,280
|
$37,203,544,236
|
+3.9
|
|
Transactions
|
10,927,555
|
9,962,072
|
+9.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily
Averages
|
|
|
|
|
Volume
|
72.8
million
|
83.6
million
|
-12.9
|
|
Value
|
$966.7
million
|
$907.4
million
|
+6.5
|
|
Transactions
|
273,189
|
242,977
|
+12.4
|
Montreal
Exchange
|
February
2015
|
January
2015
|
February
2014
|
|
Volume
(Contracts)
|
6,402,096
|
6,937,972
|
5,758,625
|
|
Open Interest
(Contracts)
|
4,993,423
|
4,522,737
|
4,551,719
|
Year-to-date Statistics
|
2015
|
2014
|
%
Change
|
|
Volume
(Contracts)
|
13,340,068
|
11,995,720
|
+11.2
|
|
Open Interest
(Contracts)
|
4,993,423
|
4,551,719
|
+9.7
|
NGX*
|
February
2015
|
January
2015
|
February
2014
|
|
Total Energy Volume*
(Terajoules)
|
1,203,159
|
1,026,052
|
1,548,484
|
Year-to-date Statistics
|
2015
|
2014
|
%
Change
|
|
Total energy Volume*
(Terajoules)
|
2,229,211
|
2,833,538
|
-21.3
|
*NGX Total Energy Volume includes trading and clearing in
natural gas, crude oil and electricity.
All figures are as of February 27,
2015. Because certain trades have a three-day settlement,
figures may be subject to change until all February trades are
finalized. The previous month's data has been updated to reflect
known trade corrections.
TMX Group does not guarantee either the completeness or the
accuracy of this information. The information contained in this
media release is provided for informational purposes only and you
agree not to rely upon the information contained in this media
release for any trading, business, or financial purposes. By
using this media release, you expressly agree to the condition
that TMX Group assumes no liability or responsibility for any
errors or inaccuracies in this media release.
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About TMX Group (TSX:X)
TMX Group's key subsidiaries operate cash and derivative markets
and clearinghouses for multiple asset classes including equities,
fixed income and energy. Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture
Exchange, TMX Select, Alpha Group, The Canadian Depository for
Securities, Montreal Exchange, Canadian Derivatives Clearing
Corporation, NGX, Boston Options Exchange, Shorcan, Shorcan Energy
Brokers, Equicom and other TMX Group companies provide listing
markets, trading markets, clearing facilities, depository services,
data products and other services to the global financial
community. TMX Group is headquartered in Toronto and operates offices across
Canada (Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver), in key U.S. markets (New York, Houston, Boston and Chicago) as well as in London, Beijing and Sydney. For more information
about TMX Group, visit our website at www.tmx.com. Follow TMX
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SOURCE TMX Group Inc.