TSX Venture Exchange Statistics - OCTOBER 2009

TORONTO, Nov. 5 /CNW/ -

    
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                             October 2009    September 2009    October 2008
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    Value                   $2,268,398,769   $1,995,456,429     $824,270,046
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    Volume                   5,331,808,837    5,291,224,572    3,712,325,083
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    Transactions                   674,195          621,937          388,854
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    Issuers Listed                   2,378            2,377            2,434
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    Number of New Listings*           14                7                9
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    New Equity Financing(1)   $864,942,224     $218,620,354     $261,608,608
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    Market Cap of Listed
     Equity Issuers
     ($ Billion)                     $32.4            $29.9            $20.1
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    Daily Averages
     (including NEX)
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    Value                   $108.0 million    $95.0 million    $37.5 million
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    Volume                   253.9 million    251.9 million    168.7 million
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    Transactions                   $32,105          $29,616           17,675
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                 TSX Venture Exchange Year-to-Date Statistics

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                              October 2009     October 2008         % Change
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    Value                  $11,704,041,368  $22,719,612,325           -48.5%
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    Volume                  36,903,193,607   37,023,645,410            -0.3%
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    Transactions                 4,047,459        5,396,580           -25.0%
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    Issuers Listed                   2,378            2,434            -2.3%
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    Number of New
     Listings*                        80              214           -62.6%
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    New Equity
     Financing(1)           $3,206,650,917   $5,245,805,586           -38.9%
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    Market Cap of Listed
     Equity Issuers
     ($ Billion)                     $32.4            $20.1           +61.2%
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    Daily Averages
     (including NEX)
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    Value                    $56.0 million   $107.7 million           -47.9%
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    Volume                   176.6 million    175.5 million            +0.6%
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     Transactions                   19,366           25,576           -24.3%
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    (1) Secondary financings include prospectus offerings on both a  treasury
        and secondary basis.

    TSX Venture and NEX market statistics are combined.  TSX Venture only
    figures are indicated by an *.

    TSX Venture Exchange market statistics do not include data for debt
    securities.

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    About TMX Group Inc. (TSX-X)
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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, Montreal Exchange, Natural Gas Exchange, Boston Options Exchange (BOX), Shorcan, Equicom and other TMX Group companies provide trading markets, clearing facilities, data products and other services to the global financial community. TMX Group is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. For more information about TMX Group, visit our website at www.tmx.com.

For further information: Carolyn Quick, Director, Corporate Communications, TMX Group Inc., [phone], [email protected]; Catherine McGravey, Senior Manager, Business Operations, TSX Datalinx, [phone], [email protected]