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

TORONTO, Oct. 2, 2013 /CNW/ - TMX Group Limited today announced September 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 September 2013 was down slightly compared to August 2013, and was down 10% year-over-year.  In September 2013, volume on TSX Venture Exchange decreased 5% from the previous month, and decreased 18% compared to September 2012.  TMX Select trading volume increased 12% in September 2013 compared to the previous month, and increased 22% compared to the same month last year.  Alpha trading volume in September 2013 increased 1% compared to August 2013, but was down 48% compared to the same month a year earlier.

In September 2013, volume on MX increased 12% compared to August 2013, and increased 11% compared to the same month last year.  Open interest contracts at the end of September 2013 decreased 5% from the end of August 2013, and decreased 4% year-over-year.

Volume on NGX in September 2013 decreased 2% compared to the previous month, and decreased 1% from September 2012.

Toronto Stock Exchange

	September 2013	August 2013	September 2012
Volume	6,081,380,313	6,107,709,678	6,771,170,797
Value	$88,866,265,927	$86,421,185,024	$97,931,996,853
Transactions	13,656,251	14,492,012	13,339,675
S&P/TSX Composite Index Close	12,787.19	12,653.90	12,317.46
Daily Averages
Volume	304.1 million	290.8 million	356.4 million
Value	$4,443.3 million	$4,115.3 million	$5,154.3 million
Transactions	682,813	690,096	702,088

Year-to-date Statistics

	2013	2012	% Change
Volume	59,168,347,967	63,393,685,727	-6.7
Value	$878,762,425,395	$919,394,858,208	-4.4
Transactions	127,244,337	139,360,005	-8.7
Daily Averages
Volume	314.7 million	337.2 million	-6.7
Value	$4,674.3 million	$4,890.4 million	-4.4
Transactions	676,832	741,277	-8.7

TSX Venture Exchange

	September 2013	August 2013	September 2012
Volume	2,830,760,169	2,973,657,405	3,472,684,202
Value	$1,112,445,330	$1,001,598,996	$1,780,044,208
Transactions	431,031	423,461	683,361
S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index Close	941.15	939.31	1,334.51
Daily Averages
Volume	141.5 million	141.6 million	182.8 million
Value	$55.6 million	$47.7 million	$93.7 million
Transactions	21,552	20,165	35,966

Year-to-date Statistics

	2013	2012	% Change
Volume	27,181,954,977	33,163,777,018	-18.0
Value	$10,084,711,231	$18,734,284,958	-46.2
Transactions	4,100,979	6,870,260	-40.3
Daily Averages
Volume	144.6 million	176.4 million	-18.0
Value	$ 53.6 million	$99.7 million	-46.2
Transactions	21,814	36,544	-40.3

TMX Select

	September 2013	August 2013	September 2012
Volume	195,793,900	174,090,300	160,781,100
Value	$2,461,765,582	$1,747,031,024	$1,556,025,360
Transactions	545,008	471,725	404,053
Daily Averages
Volume	9.8 million	8.3 million	8.5 million
Value	$123.1 million	$83.2 million	$81.9 million
Transactions	27,250	22,463	21,266

Year-to-date Statistics

	2013	2012	% Change
Volume	2,068,044,500	1,888,087,700	+9.5
Value	$25,468,910,540	$22,124,662,994	+15.1
Transactions	5,987,957	5,001,565	+19.7
Daily Averages
Volume	11.0 million	10.0 million	+10.0
Value	$135.5 million	$117.7 million	+15.1
Transactions	31,851	26,604	+19.7

Alpha

	September 2013	August 2013	September 2012
Volume	1,319,754,087	1,308,613,764	2,552,470,731
Value	$15,425,845,208	$14,466,979,096	$26,947,544,323
Transactions	4,064,730	3,896,140	5,030,771
Daily Averages
Volume	66.0 million	62.3 million	134.3 million
Value	$771.3 million	$688.9 million	$1,418.3 million
Transactions	203,237	185,530	264,777

Year-to-date Statistics

	2013	2012	% Change
Volume	16,615,341,310	24,935,162,492	-33.4
Value	$177,234,662,050	$264,398,296,187	-33.0
Transactions	41,894,096	48,814,049	-14.2
Daily Averages
Volume	88.4 million	132.6 million	-33.3
Value	$942.7 million	$1,406.4 million	-33.0
Transactions	222,841	259,649	-14.2

Montreal Exchange

	September 2013	August 2013	September 2012
Volume (Contracts)	5,668,786	5,054,926	5,085,184
Open Interest (Contracts)	4,537,419	4,755,493	4,735,402

Year-to-date Statistics

	2013	2012	% Change
Volume (Contracts)	50,424,244	49,450,735	+2.0
Open Interest (Contracts)	4,537,419	4,735,402	-4.2

NGX*

	September 2013	August 2013	September 2012
Total Energy Volume* (Terajoules)	1,054,975	1,071,698	1,062,940

Year-to-date Statistics

	2013	2012	% Change
Total Energy Volume* (Terajoules)	9,756,135	10,865,809	-10.2

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

All figures are as of September 30, 2013.  Because trades have a three-day settlement, figures may be subject to change until all September 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, 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. 

SOURCE TSX Group Inc.