TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics - November 2012

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Dec 04, 2012, 14:17 ET

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

TORONTO, Dec. 4, 2012 /CNW/ - TMX Group Limited today announced November 2012 trading statistics for its diversified group of exchanges - Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange (MX), Natural Gas Exchange (NGX), TMX Select and Alpha.

Trading volume on Toronto Stock Exchange in November 2012 increased 5% from October 2012, though it was down 18% compared to the same month a year earlier. Volume on TSX Venture Exchange was down 10% in November 2012 compared to October 2012 and was down 9% compared to November 2011.

In November 2012, volume on TMX Select was up 3% from October 2012, but was down 28% compared to the same month a year earlier. Volume on Alpha increased 4% in November 2012 compared to the previous month, though it was down 31% compared to November 2011.

MX experienced a 5% decrease in volume in November 2012 compared to October 2012, and was down 8% compared to November 2011. Open interest at the end of November 2012 increased 3% from the end of October 2012, though was down 2% compared to the end of November 2011.

NGX experienced a decrease in volume of 14% in November 2012 compared to October 2012, and was down 21% compared to November 2011.

Toronto Stock Exchange

	November 2012	October 2012	November 2011
Volume	6,529,387,892	6,202,202,231	7,948,923,606
Value	$89,433,985,918	$89,763,396,957	$112,720,546,253
Transactions	13,187,902	12,505,835	17,845,547
S&P/TSX Composite Index Close	12,239.36	12,422.91	12,204.11

Daily Averages
Volume	296.8 million	281.9 million	361.3 million
Value	$4,065.2 million	$4,080.2 million	$5,123.7 million
Transactions	599,450	568,447	811,161

Year-to-date Statistics

	2012	2011	% Change
Volume	76,125,275,850	95,861,348,016	-20.6
Value	$1,098,592,241,083	$1,372,482,543,777	-20.0
Transactions	165,053,742	193,270,114	-14.6

Daily Averages
Volume	328.1 million	416.8 million	-21.3
Value	$4,735.3 million	$5,967.3 million	-20.6
Transactions	711,439	840,305	-15.3

TSX Venture Exchange

	November 2012	October 2012	November 2011
Volume	3,442,464,588	3,844,028,898	3,774,288,682
Value	$1,680,422,973	$1,942,057,614	$1,868,302,250
Transactions	623,819	689,088	727,346
S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index Close	1,220.90	1,314.48	1,548.45

Daily Averages
Volume	156.5 million	174.7 million	171.6 million
Value	$76.4 million	$88.3 million	$84.9 million
Transactions	28,355	31,322	33,061

Year-to-date Statistics

	2012	2011	% Change
Volume	40,450,270,504	60,735,016,473	-33.4
Value	$22,356,765,546	$40,906,356,275	-45.3
Transactions	8,183,167	12,566,531	-34.9

Daily Averages
Volume	174.4 million	264.1 million	-34.0
Value	$96.4 million	$177.9 million	-45.8
Transactions	35,272	54,637	-35.4

TMX Select*

	November 2012	October 2012	November 2011
Volume	148,371,700	143,619,200	206,929,800
Value	$1,648,764,878	$1,620,742,669	$2,271,302,252
Transactions	392,535	416,650	466,882

Daily Averages
Volume	6.7 million	6.5 million	9.4 million
Value	$74.9 million	$73.7 million	$103.2 million
Transactions	17,843	18,939	21,222

Year-to-date Statistics

	2012	2011	% Change
Volume	2,180,078,600	987,045,100	N/A
Value	$25,394,170,541	$9,105,632,961	N/A
Transactions	5,810,750	2,102,175	N/A

Daily Averages
Volume	9.4 million	9.9 million	N/A
Value	$109.5 million	$91.1 million	N/A
Transactions	25,046	21,022	N/A

Alpha

	November 2012	October 2012	November 2011
Volume	2,565,358,590	2,469,513,666	3,720,111,160
Value	$25,236,081,883	$25,864,456,339	$32,253,046,161
Transactions	5,699,140	5,081,502	6,686,368

Daily Averages
Volume	116.6 million	112.3 million	169.1 million
Value	$1,147.1 million	$1,175.7 million	$1,466.0 million
Transactions	259,052	230,977	303,926

Year-to-date Statistics

	2012	2011	% Change
Volume	29,970,034,748	47,577,337,261	-37.0
Value	$315,498,834,409	$389,705,818,564	-19.0
Transactions	59,594,691	66,943,472	-11.0

Daily Averages
Volume	129.2 million	206.9 million	-37.6
Value	$1,359.9 million	$1,694.4 million	-19.7
Transactions	256,874	291,059	-11.7

Montreal Exchange

	November 2012	October 2012	November 2011
Volume (Contracts)	4,907,959	5,157,629	5,361,598
Open Interest (Contracts)	4,738,619	4,613,583	4,819,196

Year-to-date Statistics

	2012	2011	% Change
Volume (Contracts)	59,587,064	57,490,598	+3.6
Open Interest (Contracts)	4,738,619	4,819,196	-1.7

NGX**

	November 2012	October 2012	November 2011
Total Energy Volume (Terajoules)	1,159,624	1,342,477	1,471,796

Year-to-date Statistics

	2012	2011	% Change
Total Energy Volume (Terajoules)	13,367,910	14,114,460	- 5.3

* Commenced July 11, 2011
**NGX Total Energy Volume includes trading and clearing in natural gas, crude oil and electricity.

All figures are as of November 30, 2012. Because trades have a three-day settlement, figures may be subject to change until all November trades are finalized. The previous month's data has been updated to reflect known trade corrections.

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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, Boston 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.