Block trades are large trades with a volume of 10,000 shares or more and a value of $100,000 or more. The TSX Block List Leaders lists shows the top ten brokers chosen by their customers to execute these significant block trades on Toronto Stock Exchange. The leaders are measured by volume and value of blocks traded.
For a full list of block trades for all brokers, get our Broker Block Summary
| Broker Name |
Total Volume
|
% Volume
|
| TD SECURITIES INC. | 731,332,380 | 17.90 |
| CIBC WORLD MARKETS INC. | 474,905,800 | 11.62 |
| NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL INC. | 367,442,100 | 8.99 |
| BMO NESBITT BURNS INC. | 365,836,600 | 8.95 |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. | 282,633,300 | 6.92 |
| GMP SECURITIES LIMITED | 205,567,900 | 5.03 |
| CANACCORD GENUITY CORP. | 194,564,400 | 4.76 |
| CORMARK SECURITIES INC. | 170,408,200 | 4.17 |
| DUNDEE SECURITIES LTD. | 151,176,200 | 3.70 |
| RAYMOND JAMES LTD. | 149,401,800 | 3.66 |
| Broker Name |
Total Value
|
% Value
|
| TD SECURITIES INC. | $12,711,116,266 | 24.40 |
| CIBC WORLD MARKETS INC. | $6,529,223,005 | 12.53 |
| BMO NESBITT BURNS INC. | $6,495,303,328 | 12.47 |
| NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL INC. | $4,247,844,067 | 8.15 |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. | $3,316,843,639 | 6.37 |
| RBC CAPITAL MARKETS | $2,264,893,525 | 4.35 |
| UBS SECURITIES CANADA INC. | $1,842,982,761 | 3.54 |
| GMP SECURITIES LIMITED | $1,726,914,507 | 3.31 |
| CORMARK SECURITIES INC. | $1,684,291,582 | 3.23 |
| CANACCORD GENUITY CORP. | $1,251,342,645 | 2.40 |
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| Last Updated: 01 Feb 2012 | ||||
| Number of Blocks: | 1,473 | |||
| Number of Issues: | 329 | |||
| Block Volume: | 87,101,800 | |||
| Block Value: | 1,246,828,975.800 | |||
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Top Block Trades by Value |
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| Rank | Name | Volume | Price | Value $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| 2 | Thomson Reuters Corp | 3,800,000 | 27.500 | 104,500,000.000 |
| 3 | Alimentation Cl B SV | 1,000,000 | 30.500 | 30,500,000.000 |
| 4 | Cdn Nat'l Railway | 200,800 | 76.720 | 15,405,376.000 |
| 5 | iShares S&P/TSX60 Un | 644,900 | 17.910 | 11,550,159.000 |
| 6 | PwrShares CorpBnd Un | 489,200 | 20.180 | 9,872,056.000 |
| 7 | Tourmaline Oil Corp. | 362,500 | 24.150 | 8,754,375.000 |
| 8 | Crew Energy Inc. | 635,000 | 13.450 | 8,540,750.000 |
| 9 | Yamana Gold Inc. | 488,800 | 17.310 | 8,461,128.000 |
| 10 | Canadian Natural Res | 200,000 | 40.160 | 8,032,000.000 |
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Top Block Trades by Volume |
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| Rank | Name | Volume | Price | Value $ |
| 1 | Thomson Reuters Corp | 3,800,000 | 27.500 | 104,500,000.000 |
| 2 | Bombardier Cl B SV | 1,127,900 | 4.744 | 5,350,757.600 |
| 3 | Canacol Energy J | 1,032,000 | 0.890 | 918,480.000 |
| 4 | Alimentation Cl B SV | 1,000,000 | 30.500 | 30,500,000.000 |
| 5 | Geologix Expl Inc. J | 1,000,000 | 0.300 | 300,000.000 |
| 6 | Vero Energy Inc. | 765,500 | 2.950 | 2,258,225.000 |
| 7 | Lachlan Star Ord J | 710,000 | 1.200 | 852,000.000 |
| 8 | iShares S&P/TSX60 Un | 644,900 | 17.910 | 11,550,159.000 |
| 9 | Crew Energy Inc. | 635,000 | 13.450 | 8,540,750.000 |
| 10 | Whitecap Resources J | 519,300 | 9.400 | 4,881,420.000 |
This table is updated at the end of each day.
