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BlackRock Closes the Market

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Steven Leong, Head of Product at BlackRock Canada, and members of the BlackRock Canada team, joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), to close the market and celebrate the 25th anniversary of the world’s first fixed income ETFs. On November 20, 2000, the innovative ETFs that are now known as the iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF (TSX: XSB) and the iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF (TSX: XBB) were listed on the TSX and played an instrumental role in expanding access for investors to fixed income markets. Today, fixed income ETFs are a massive worldwide success story. According to ETFGI, an independent ETF research and consulting provider, global fixed income ETF/ETP assets total US$3.324 trillion across 2,924 unique products globally (as of October 31, 2025). iShares unlocks opportunities across markets to meet the evolving needs of investors. With more than twenty years of experience, a global line-up of approximately 1,700+ exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) and approximately US$5.2 trillion in assets under management as of September 30, 2025, iShares continues to drive progress for the financial industry. iShares funds are powered by the expert portfolio and risk management of BlackRock.

121 Mining Investment London Conference Closes the Market from London, UK

Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Joanne Spence, Event Director at 121 Group, joined Roy Wefuan, Head of Client Success, Company Services, Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), to close the market to celebrate the 121 Mining Investment London Conference (“121 London”). As the global mining industry looks to its next wave of growth, 121 London has established itself as Europe’s essential meeting place for junior miners and investors seeking to connect and capitalize on opportunity. Positioned in the heart of the world’s mining finance capital, 121 London connects exploration companies and investors through pre-arranged, high-impact meetings. Each meeting is pre-arranged to ensure strategic value, giving participants direct access to high-potential projects, expert market insights, and partnership opportunities. “121 London has become the meeting point where capital and opportunity converge,” said Joanne Spence, who leads the event’s strategic delivery. “Our focus is on creating tangible outcomes; forging relationships that turn into real investment, and long-term success stories.”

True Exposure Investments (TSX: TERP) Closes the Market

Monday, November 17, 2025
Jim Fraser, President and Chief Executive Officer, True Exposure Investments (“Tru.X” or the “Company”), and his executive team joined Keith Wu, Head, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to close the market to celebrate the Company's inaugural listing of Tru.X Exogenous Risk Pool (TSX: TERP). Tru.X ETFs are liquid alternative equity strategies that provide daily liquidity and transparency. Each ETF strategy is constructed from well-known U.S.-listed ETFs from leading managers. Tru.X Exogenous Risk Pool, employs a behavioral finance pair-trade to truncate downside risk while participating in up-markets. Tru.X was established in Toronto in 2022 to identify and mitigate hidden market risks, including exogenous risks originating outside the capital markets. Tru.X solutions also address conventional stock market risks, such as prolonged declines. The goal is to deliver equity-like returns over the long term, spanning multiple market cycles.

Canadian National Railway Company (TSX: CNR) Opens the Market

Monday, November 17, 2025
Tracy Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer and Shauneen Bruder, Chair of the Board, from Canadian National Railway Company (“CN” or the ”Company”), joined Robert Peterman, Chief Commercial Officer, Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), to open the market to celebrate the Company's 30th anniversary of being listed on TSX. Thirty years ago, CN embarked on a historic journey by going public in one of the largest rail privatizations ever. That milestone marked the beginning of a new era of growth, innovation, and leadership in the rail industry. Today, CN proudly celebrates three decades of progress—connecting communities, driving economic development, and delivering sustainable transportation solutions across North America. CN powers the economy by safely transporting more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products and finished goods throughout North America every year for its customers. With its nearly 20,000-mile rail network and related transportation services, CN connects Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the U.S. Midwest and U.S. Gulf Coast, contributing to trade and the prosperity of the communities in which it has operated since 1919.

Massive Closes the Market

Friday, November 14, 2025
Quinton Pike, Chief Executive Officer of Massive (formerly polygon.io), and its executive management team, joined Jan Isaksen, Director, Corporate Reference & Valuations Data, Product Management at TMX Group, to close the market and celebrate Massive’s new partnership agreement with TMX. This partnership agreement is for the redistribution of TMX's Corporate Event Data, provided by Wall Street Horizon. Massive is now an official provider of TMX's data via its Application Programming Interface (API). This collaboration allows Massive to offer a more comprehensive suite of financial data to its clients by integrating TMX Group's proprietary data sets into its platform. In turn, TMX Group is able to expand the distribution channels for its data products to a broader market, particularly the thousands of developers, startups, and businesses using the Massive platform. Massive builds the infrastructure that powers the next generation of financial applications. Thousands of developers, startups, and businesses rely on its APIs every day to stream, analyze, and act on real-time market data. Its mission is to modernize the financial industry with technology built by developers, for developers and to make market data as accessible and scalable as the internet itself.