Market Opens
Corby Spirit and Wine Limited Opens the Market
Friday, August 16, 2019
Patrick O'Driscoll, President and Chief Executive Officer, Corby Spirit and Wine Limited (CSW), joined Steven Mills, Head, Company Services, Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange, to open the market to celebrate 50 years listed on Toronto Stock Exchange. Corby Spirit and Wine is a Canadian marketer and distributor of spirits and imported wines. Its portfolio includes Canadian brands: J.P. Wiser's®, Lot No. 40®, Pike Creek®, and Gooderham & Worts® Canadian whiskies as well as Lamb's® rum, Polar Ice® vodka, McGuinness® liqueurs, and Ungava® gin. Corby Spirit and Wine Limited commenced trading on Toronto Stock Exchange on February 3, 1969.RBC iShares Opens the Market
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Steven Leong, Director, Head of iShares Canada Product, BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited, joined Graham MacKenzie, Head, ETFs and Structured Products, Toronto Stock Exchange, to open the market to celebrate the launch of three new Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio (XINC); iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio (XCNS); and iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio (XEQT). They are a set of new products introduced under the RBC iShares alliance, a strategic alliance between BlackRock Canada and RBC Global Asset Management Inc. (RBC GAM Inc.). iShares ETFs are managed by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited. XINC; XCNS; and XEQT commenced trading on Toronto Stock Exchange on August 13, 2019.MediPharm Labs Corp. Opens the Market
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Patrick McCutcheon, CEO, MediPharm Labs Inc. (LABS), joined Steven Mills, Head, Company Services, Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange, to open the market. Founded in 2015, MediPharm Labs specializes in the production of purified, pharmaceutical-grade cannabis oil and concentrates and advanced derivative products utilizing cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) designed facility and ISO standard built clean rooms. MediPharm Labs Corp. graduated and commenced trading on Toronto Stock Exchange on July 29, 2019.TSX DRK Opens the Market
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
TMX Group's Equities Trading team, including Kevin Sampson, President, Equity Trading and Jeff Foster, Director, Equity Markets, open the market to celebrate the launch of enhanced features and functionality on TSX Dark, Canada's alternative dark pool for trading Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) listed securities. Effective August 12, 2019, TSX DRK's innovative new dark pool enhancements, CMO+ and the "isDark" market data identification tag, will be launched into production. For a limited time, between August 1, 2019 and September 30, 2019, participants can take advantage of free active TSX DRK trading on TSX and TSXV using the Seek Dark Liquidity (SDL) and IOC Peg.Bitfarms Ltd. Opens the Market
Monday, August 12, 2019
Wes Fulford, Chief Executive Officer, Bitfarms Ltd. (BITF), joined Tim Babcock, Managing Director, Capital Formation, TSX Venture Exchange, to open the market. Through ownership of Backbone Hosting Solutions Inc., Bitfarms operates blockchain computing centres that power the global decentralized financial economy. Bitfarms Ltd. commenced trading on TSX Venture Exchange on July 16, 2019.
