Market Opens

Darren Meister, Associate Dean, Programs, at the Ivey Business School at Western University (“Ivey”), along with students from Ivey’s Women in Asset Management program, joined Carla Abrahamsohn, Head of Data Management & Analytics Sales, TMX Datalinx, to close the market and celebrate Ivey’s Women in Asset Management program. The Ivey Business School (www.ivey.ca) at Western University is Canada’s leading provider of real-world, case-based business education and strives to inspire leaders for a sustainable and prosperous world. Ivey offers world-renowned undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as Executive Education at campuses in London (Ontario), Toronto, and Hong Kong. The Women in Asset Management Program is run through Ivey in collaboration with 17 financial industry leaders to empower women to join the field of asset management.

Chris McHaney, Executive Vice President, Head of Investment Management and Strategy, Global X Investments Canada Inc. (“Global X”), and his team, joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market to celebrate the upcoming launch of their new BetaPro ETFs on August 7, 2025: BetaPro 3X S&P 500 Daily Leveraged Bull Alternative ETF - TSPX, BetaPro -3X S&P 500 Daily Leveraged Bear Alternative ETF - SSPX, BetaPro 3X Nasdaq-100 Daily Leveraged Bull Alternative ETF - TQQQ, BetaPro -3X Nasdaq-100 Daily Leveraged Bear Alternative ETF - SQQQ. BetaPro by Global X is recognized as Canada’s leading provider of leveraged, inverse, and inverse-leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs). For more than a decade, BetaPro has supported active sophisticated day traders with the tools designed to navigate fast moving markets. Its innovative lineup includes 32 ETFs that offer daily exposure to a diverse range of indices and commodities—from the Nasdaq-100 and TSX 60 to gold, oil, and Bitcoin. BetaPro ETFs are managed by Global X Investments Canada Inc., an innovative investment fund manager overseeing more than $42 billion in assets. These ETFs are designed for investors seeking to take directional markets or hedge exposure. Global X is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mirae Asset Financial Group, which manages over $900 billion in assets across 19 countries and global markets worldwide.

Deven Soni, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Matador Technologies (“Matador” or the “Company”) (TSXV: MATA) and his team, joined Dani Lipkin, Managing Director, Global Innovation Sector, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market to celebrate the Company’s new listing on TSX Venture Exchange. Matador is a publicly traded company whose business model revolves around Bitcoin. The Company’s core objective is to accumulate and hold Bitcoin as a primary treasury asset while developing Bitcoin-native financial products and infrastructure that convert this balance-sheet strength into recurring revenue. The Company has a long-term objective of owning 1 percent of Bitcoin’s fixed supply and ranking among the top twenty corporate Bitcoin holders worldwide. Guided by a Bitcoin-first treasury strategy, Matador is building infrastructure aimed at reinforcing the broader Bitcoin ecosystem and enabling new forms of financial utility.

Geoffrey Hamilton, President and Chief Executive Officer, Commissionaires Great Lakes (Commissionaires), joined David Clarke, Head of Government Affairs, TMX Group, to open the market to honour the centennial of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires. One hundred years ago, on July 25th 1925, the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires was founded to provide meaningful employment to veterans of the First World War. Today, Commissionaires is Canada’s largest private sector employer of veterans and the only security company in the country operating as a not-for-profit. Commissionaires has the highest retention rate in the industry, and employs nearly 23,000 people in 1,200 communities including its Great Lakes Division which operates in the GTA, London, and Barrie. They provide outstanding security and security related services to federal and provincial facilities, municipalities and police services, air and seaports, private sector organizations including utilities and commercial buildings, and homes across the country.