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    Trading Canadian Equities

    Nasdaq Canada

    The Nasdaq Canada exchange operates three trading books for trading TSX, TSX-Venture and CSE listed securities.

    Trading books for Trading TSX, TSX-Venture and CSE Listed Securities

    Choose the trading book that fits your needs

    Nasdaq CXC (CXC)

    This trading book is a key pool of liquidity in Canada, CXC is a lit book providing clients with a reliable platform for trading Canadian equities, offering the benefits of anonymous or attributed trading and price/broker/time priority.

    Nasdaq CX2 (CX2)

    The CX2 trading book is designed to provide additional cost savings and trading efficiencies. Through a unique pricing model and broker preferencing functionality, this lit book helps to improve investment performance and to drive positive market structure change. Leveraging Nasdaq’s INET technology and global experience, CX2 benefits investors and issuers alike.

    Nasdaq CXD (CXD)

    Launched due to customer demand, our CXD trading book provides an alternative source of non-displayed liquidity, which facilitates robust size discovery and price improvement opportunities. CXD delivers price improvement, with trade-at-the-touch opportunities, competitive and low pricing, broker priority, and seamless easy-to-access technology.

    Key Benefits

    PureStream

    PureStream on Nasdaq Canada CXD

    A dark pool trading book on the Nasdaq Canada Exchange that is an alternative source of non-displayed liquidity.

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    Insights

    Canada Best Ex Summit: Dan Kessous - Tech Trading Tools

    Canada Best Ex Summit: Dan Kessous - Tech Trading Tools

    Canada Best Ex Summit: Dan Kessous - Exchange Roundtable

    Canada Best Ex Summit: Dan Kessous - Exchange Roundtable

    Dark Rule Changes for the Canadian Equity Market

    Dark Rule Changes for the Canadian Equity Market

    The Minimum Size Exemption Order Type

    The Minimum Size Exemption Order Type

    Nasdaq Canada M-ELO

    Nasdaq Canada M-ELO

    Contact Us

    Market

    Market Hours

    CXC and CX2 

    Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST 

    CXD

    Monday – Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST

    For Questions About

    By Phone or Email

    Trading Canadian Equities

    Nasdaq Sales team

    ca.sales@nasdaq.com

    Canadian Equities Data

    Nasdaq Data Sales Team

    datasales@nasdaq.com

    Media Support 

    Emily Pan

    Emily.Pan@nasdaq.com

    +1 (646) 441-5120

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    Related Information

    TRADING

    Nasdaq Canada: Midpoint Extended Life Order (M-ELO)

    Uniting like-minded counterparties with longer-term investment horizons. 

    DATA

    Nasdaq Basic Canada

    Nasdaq Basic Canada is an accurate, cost-effective alternative for Canadian equities data.

    PRICING

    Nasdaq Canada Pricing

    Nasdaq Canada Trading, Market Data and Other fees

    ADVANCED ORDERS

    Nasdaq Canada Advanced Orders

    Variety of advanced order types to provide flexibility to meet the trading strategies of different market participants.

    SMART ROUTER

    Nasdaq Canada Smart Router

    Fully customize your orders with smart routing.

    CONTROLS

    Nasdaq Canada Controls

    Nasdaq Canada offers a variety of tools to help market participants manage risk.

    EXECUTION FACILITY

    Nasdaq Canada Guaranteed Execution Facility

    Nasdaq Canada offers a guaranteed execution facility on its CX2 trading book.

    CONNECTIVITY

    Nasdaq Canada Connectivity

    Nasdaq offers cost-effective, fast, flexible, reliable connectivity to Nasdaq Canada.

    MONTHLY REPORTS

    Nasdaq Canada Monthly Reports

    News and updates related to Nasdaq CXC and Nasdaq CX2.

    HOLIDAY CALENDAR

    Nasdaq Canada Holiday Calendar

    CXC | CX2 | CXD

    NOTICES

    Nasdaq Canada Notices

    News and updates related to Nasdaq CXC and Nasdaq CX2.