Montréal Exchange Raises Position Limits for Equity and ETF Options

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Apr 12, 2013, 09:00 ET

Market participants to benefit from increased limits; more choice now available

MONTRÉAL, April 12, 2013 /CNW/ - Montréal Exchange Inc. (MX), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group and Canada's derivatives exchange, announced that it will raise position limits for equity and exchange-traded fund options, effective today.

"This is a very important development in line with MX's strategy to grow the Canadian options market," said Alain Miquelon, President and CEO, Montréal Exchange. "This change makes the market more attractive to large institutional investors and encourages them to trade on Exchange, rather than over the counter."

Criteria	Old Position Limit	New Position Limit
Up to 20 Million six month Volume or Up to 15 Million six month Volume & 40 Million Shares Outstanding	13,500	25,000
Up to 40 Million six month Volume or Up to 30 Million six month Volume & 120 Million Shares Outstanding	22,500	50,000
Up to 80 Million six month Volume or Up to 60 Million six month Volume & 240 Million Shares Outstanding	31,500	75,000
Up to 100 Million six month Volume or Up to 75 Million six month Volume & 300 Million Shares Outstanding	60,000	200,000
At least 100 Million six month Volume or At least 75 Million six month Volume & 300 Million Shares Outstanding	75,000	250,000

For more information please visit www.m-x.ca.

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, Natural Gas Exchange, BOX 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 Group on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tmxgroup.