TMX Group - Consolidated Trading Statistics May 2012

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Jun 04, 2012, 15:49 ET

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

• Montreal Exchange Achieves Monthly Trading Volume Record

TORONTO, June 4, 2012 /CNW/ - TMX Group Inc. today announced May 2012 trading statistics for its diversified group of exchanges - Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange (MX) and Natural Gas Exchange (NGX), as well as TMX Select, TMX Group's alternative trading system.

MX achieved a monthly trading volume record for May 2012 with 6,720,566 contracts traded, which surpassed the previous record of 6,179,988 contracts traded that was set in August 2011. Volume increased 18% from April 2012 and was up 23% from the same month a year earlier. Open interest contracts at the end of May 2012 were up 1% from the end of April 2012 and increased 11% from the end of May 2011.

Trading volume on Toronto Stock Exchange increased 12% in May 2012 from April 2012, though was down 10% compared to May 2011. Transactions were up 10% from April 2012, and increased 4% from the same month a year earlier.

Volume on TSX Venture Exchange fell 5% from April 2012 and was down 38% compared to May 2011. Transactions were down 7% from the previous month and decreased 38% from May 2011.

NGX experienced a 2% increase in volume in May 2012 compared to April 2012, and was up 26% compared to May 2011.

Toronto Stock Exchange

	May 2012	April 2012	May 2011
Volume	7,171,270,525	6,383,314,189	8,007,575,498
Value	$100,990,834,596	$91,347,665,422	$119,152,117,377
Transactions	16,556,003	15,076,101	15,855,743
S&P/TSX Composite Index Close	11,513.21	12,292.69	13,802.88

Daily Averages
Volume	326.0 million	319.2 million	381.3 million
Value	$4,590.5 million	$4,567.4 million	$5,673.9 million
Transactions	752,546	753,805	755,035

Year-to-date Statistics

	2012	2011	% Change
Volume	38,219,652,659	46,430,412,653	-17.7
Value	$549,304,972,374	$653,050,160,824	-15.9
Transactions	84,963,135	84,024,594	+1.1

Daily Averages
Volume	364.0 million	450.8 million	-19.3
Value	$5,231.5 million	$6,340.3 million	-17.5
Transactions	809,173	815,773	-0.8

TSX Venture Exchange

	May 2012	April 2012	May 2011
Volume	3,346,100,690	3,530,273,205	5,418,920,829
Value	$1,994,924,998	$2,264,739,299	$4,029,296,914
Transactions	766,628	828,575	1,244,163
S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index Close	1,289.73	1,424.04	2,094.47

Daily Averages
Volume	152.1 million	176.5 million	258.0 million
Value	$90.7 million	$113.2 million	$191.9 million
Transactions	34,847	41,429	59,246

Year-to-date Statistics

	2012	2011	% Change
Volume	21,288,387,798	37,521,840,025	-43.3
Value	$12,783,856,498	$26,808,363,971	-52.3
Transactions	4,471,582	7,378,418	-39.4

Daily Averages
Volume	202.7 million	364.3 million	-44.4
Value	$121.8 million	$260.3 million	-53.2
Transactions	42,587	71,635	-40.6

TMX Select*

	May 2012	April 2012	May 2011
Volume	237,283,600	238,712,000	N/A
Value	$2,616,874,105	$2,673,207,463	N/A
Transactions	681,948	646,351	N/A

Daily Averages
Volume	10.8 million	11.9 million	N/A
Value	$118.9 million	$133.7 million	N/A
Transactions	30,998	32,318	N/A

Year-to-date Statistics

	2012	2011	% Change
Volume	1,222,620,300	N/A	N/A
Value	$14,679,515,408	N/A	N/A
Transactions	3,242,474	N/A	N/A

Daily Averages
Volume	11.6 million	N/A	N/A
Value	$139.8 million	N/A	N/A
Transactions	30,881	N/A	N/A

Montreal Exchange

	May 2012	April 2012	May 2011
Volume (Contracts)	6,720,566	5,695,654	5,454,646
Open Interest (Contracts)	4,720,134	4,664,493	4,256,207

Year-to-date Statistics

	2012	2011	% Change
Volume (Contracts)	28,762,328	24,658,509	+16.6
Open Interest (Contracts)	4,720,134	4,256,207	+10.9

NGX

	May 2012	April 2012	May 2011
Total Energy Volume** (Terajoules)	1,463,041	1,436,287	1,156,705

Year-to-date Statistics

	2012	2011	% Change
Total Energy Volume** (Terajoules)	6,674,637	6,382,898	+4.6

*commenced July 11, 2011

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

All figures are as of May 31, 2012. Because trades have a three-day settlement, figures may be subject to change until all May 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 for multiple asset classes including equities, fixed income and energy. Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Montreal Exchange, Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation, Natural Gas Exchange, Boston Options Exchange (BOX), Shorcan, Shorcan Energy Brokers, Equicom and other TMX Group companies provide listing markets, trading markets, clearing facilities, 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. For more information about TMX Group, visit our website at www.tmx.com. Follow TMX Group on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tmxgroup.