“We are pleased to provide market data distribution services to Markets Inc.,” said Eric Sinclair, Senior Vice President of TSX Datalinx. “TSX Datalinx is committed to providing multiple sources of information to the marketplace.”
“This agreement is an important development for BlockBook and the market as a whole. We are very happy that TSX Datalinx is distributing our data products,” said Judith Robertson, President and CEO of Markets Inc. and Markets Securities Inc. “Its network of data distributors will ensure comprehensive access to information on BlockBook executions.”
To obtain information on LinxPointOne data, please contact John Andrew at 416-947-4289 by e-mail john.andrew@tsxdatalinx.com or Michelle Tran at 416-947-4583 by e-mail michelle.tran@tsxdatalinx.com or Joseph Libecci of Xsell Group, Inc. at 212.269.2723 by e-mail jlibecci@xsellgroup.com.
About Markets Securities Inc.
Markets Securities Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MARKETS Inc., is introducing BlockBookTM, an innovative network for block trading in Canadian equities. This new electronic marketplace masks the size and value of the investor’s intentions while they monitor the market for trading opportunities at the best possible match. The firm’s patent pending trading methodology is based on in-depth study and knowledge of dealing and trading patterns and is designed to improve the efficiency of the upstairs market. The benefits of the system include more choice in trading methodologies, reduction of trading costs and improved liquidity.
MARKETS Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Perimeter Financial Corp., a
business developer of technology enabled financial services companies.
Current investors in Perimeter Financial include prominent buy and sell side institutions, including: Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board, BC Investment Management Corp., CDP Capital, National Bank Financial, CI Mutual Funds, Skylon Advisors, Shorcan Brokers and CIBC.
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About TSX Group Inc. (TSX-X)
TSX Group operates Canada's two national stock exchanges, Toronto Stock Exchange serving the senior equity market and TSX Venture Exchange serving the public venture equity market as well as Natural Gas Exchange (NGX), a leading North American exchange for the trading and clearing of natural gas and electricity contracts. TSX are the initials attached to the core equity operations of the TSX Group (www.tsx.com): Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Markets, TSX Datalinx, TSX Technologies. TSX Group is headquartered in Toronto and maintains offices in Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver.
About TSX Datalinx
TSX Datalinx provides data products and services including both real-time and historical data from multiple markets including CNQ (equities) and CanDeal (Fixed Income) to clients and customers across Canada and around the globe.