TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics - August 2013

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Sep 04, 2013, 15:41 ET

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Alpha, Montreal Exchange, NGX

TORONTO, Sept. 4, 2013 /CNW/ - TMX Group today announced August 2013 trading statistics for its diversified group of exchanges - Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Alpha, Montreal Exchange (MX) and Natural Gas Exchange (NGX).

Trading volume on Toronto Stock Exchange in August 2013 was down 4% compared to July 2013, but was up 8% year-over-year. In August 2013, volume on TSX Venture Exchange increased 5% from the previous month, but decreased 5% compared to August 2012. TMX Select trading volume decreased 7% in August 2013 compared to the previous month, but increased 14% compared to the same month last year. Alpha trading volume in August 2013 increased 5% compared to July 2013, but was down 43% compared to the same month a year earlier.

In August 2013, volume on MX was essentially flat compared to July 2013, but was down 6% compared to the same month last year. Open interest contracts at the end of August 2013 increased 4% from the end of July 2013, and decreased 3% year-over-year.

Volume on NGX in August 2013 decreased 5% compared to the previous month, but increased 3% from August 2012.

Toronto Stock Exchange

	August 2013	July 2013	August 2012
Volume	6,107,737,578	6,349,438,986	5,636,721,445
Value	$86,421,893,405	$98,517,236,005	$83,492,946,915
Transactions	14,492,012	14,218,891	12,400,770
S&P/TSX Composite Index Close	12,653.90	12,486.64	11,949.26

Daily Averages
Volume	290.8 million	288.6 million	256.2 million
Value	$4,115.3 million	$4,478.1 million	$3,795.1 million
Transactions	690,096	646,313	563,671

Year-to-date Statistics

	2013	2012	% Change
Volume	53,086,995,554	56,622,514,930	-6.2
Value	$789,896,867,849	$821,462,861,355	-3.8
Transactions	113,588,086	126,020,330	-9.9

Daily Averages
Volume	316.0 million	335.0 million	-5.7
Value	$4,701.8 million	$4,860.7 million	-3.3
Transactions	676,120	745,682	-9.3

TSX Venture Exchange

	August 2013	July 2013	August 2012
Volume	2,973,657,405	2,824,054,337	3,118,391,814
Value	$1,001,598,996	$847,521,586	$1,397,233,865
Transactions	423,461	377,454	588,238
S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index Close	939.31	917.34	1,240.74

Daily Averages
Volume	141.6 million	128.4 million	141.7 million
Value	$47.7 million	$38.5 million	$63.5 million
Transactions	20,165	17,157	26,738

Year-to-date Statistics

	2013	2012	% Change
Volume	24,351,194,808	29,691,092,816	-18.0
Value	$8,972,265,901	$16,954,240,750	-47.1
Transactions	3,669,948	6,186,899	-40.7

Daily Averages
Volume	144.9 million	175.7 million	-17.5
Value	$53.4 million	$100.3 million	-46.8
Transactions	21,845	36,609	-40.3

TMX Select

	August 2013	July 2013	August 2012
Volume	174,090,300	187,275,900	152,657,300
Value	$1,747,031,024	$2,495,979,740	$1,642,153,882
Transactions	471,725	614,574	399,002

Daily Averages
Volume	8.3 million	8.5 million	6.9 million
Value	$83.2 million	$113.5 million	$74.6 million
Transactions	22,463	27,935	18,136

Year-to-date Statistics

	2013	2012	% Change
Volume	1,872,250,600	1,727,306,600	+8.4
Value	$23,007,144,958	$20,568,637,633	+11.9
Transactions	5,442,949	4,597,512	+18.4

Daily Averages
Volume	11.1 million	10.2 million	+9.0
Value	$136.9 million	$121.7 million	+12.5
Transactions	32,399	27,204	+19.1

Alpha

	August 2013	July 2013	August 2012
Volume	1,308,613,764	1,244,127,242	2,301,560,415
Value	14,466,979,096	$14,066,268,177	$24,814,069,137
Transactions	3,896,140	3,412,798	4,438,055

Daily Averages
Volume	62.3 million	56.6 million	104.6 million
Value	$688.9 million	$639.4 million	$1,127.9 million
Transactions	185,530	155,127	201,730

Year-to-date Statistics

	2013	2012	% Change
Volume	15,295,587,223	22,382,691,761	-31.7
Value	$161,808,816,842	$237,450,751,864	-31.9
Transactions	37,829,366	43,783,278	-13.6

Daily Averages
Volume	91.0 million	132.4 million	-31.3
Value	$963.1 million	$1,405.0 million	-31.5
Transactions	225,175	259,073	-13.1

Montreal Exchange

	August 2013	July 2013	August 2012
Volume (Contracts)	5,054,926	5,030,108	5,361,576
Open Interest (Contracts)	4,755,493	4,581,536	4,919,896

Year-to-date Statistics

	2013	2012	% Change
Volume (Contracts)	44,755,458	44,365,551	0.9
Open Interest (Contracts)	4,755,493	4,919,896	-3.3

NGX*

	August 2013	July 2013	August 2012
Total Energy Volume* (Terajoules)	1,071,698	1,127,415	1,036,596

Year-to-date Statistics

	2013	2012	% Change
Total Energy Volume* (Terajoules)	8,701,160	9,802,869	-11.2

*NGX Total Energy Volume includes trading and clearing in natural gas, crude oil and electricity.

All figures are as of August 31, 2013. Because trades have a three-day settlement, figures may be subject to change until all August trades are finalized. The previous month's data has been updated to reflect known trade corrections.

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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.