TMX Group Inc. today announced June 2011 trading statistics for its diversified group of exchanges – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange (MX) and Natural Gas Exchange (NGX).
Highlights
MX achieved a monthly volume record in June 2011 with 6,164,764 contracts traded, surpassing the previous record of 5,711,489 contracts traded, which was achieved in March 2011. MX also set a new quarterly trading record in Q2 2011 with 16,269,612 contracts traded, exceeding the previous record of 14,553,661 contracts traded set in Q1 2011.
In June 2011, volume on MX increased by 13% over May 2011 and was up 53% compared to the same month last year. Open interest contracts on the Exchange increased during June 2011 by 2% over the previous month and increased by 43% over June 2010. On a year-to-date basis, both volume and open interest contracts on MX were up significantly during the first six months of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.
Trading volume on Toronto Stock Exchange increased by 6% in June 2011 over May 2011, and was up 7% compared to the same month a year earlier. Transactions on the Exchange increased by 6% in June 2011 compared to May 2011; transactions were down slightly compared to June 2010. Year-to-date levels exceeded 2010 figures across all measures.
TSX Venture Exchange saw year-over-year increases in both transactions and volume in June 2011, with increases of 99% and 2% respectively. While trading volume in June 2011 was down compared to the previous month, on a year-to-date basis the Exchange far exceeded trading levels compared to the first half of 2010.
Total energy volume on NGX was up 9% in June 2011 over May 2011, though was down 24% compared to June 2010. On a year-to-date basis, total energy volume remains on pace with 2010 levels.
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TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics - June 2011