TMX Group Inc. today announced April 2011 trading statistics for its diversified group of exchanges - Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange and Natural Gas Exchange (NGX).
Highlights
Year-to-date trading on Toronto Stock Exchange in April 2011 continued to surpass 2010 levels by all measures. Trading volume was up 12% and transactions were up 17% in the first four months of 2011, compared to the same period in 2010. Monthly trading volume on Toronto Stock Exchange decreased by 8% in April 2011 compared to April 2010 and by 25% compared to March 2011.
TSX Venture Exchange also continued to far exceed 2010 trading levels on a year-to-date basis, with volume up 51% as of April 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. Volume also increased 16% in April 2011 compared to the same month a year earlier, though it was down 14% in April 2011 compared to March 2011.
Year-to-date volume and open interest contracts on MX remain significantly higher in 2011 than in 2010, with increases of 42% and 33% respectively. On a year-over-year basis, MX trading volume in April 2011 surpassed April 2010 levels by 30%. Volume in April 2011 fell 19% compared to March 2011. Open interest contracts on MX increased 33% in April 2011 compared to the same month in 2010, and increased by 5% compared to March 2011.
Volume on NGX was up 12% year-to-date as of April 2011, though down somewhat in April 2011 compared to both March 2011 and to the same month in 2010.
Related Documents:
TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics - April 2011