February 12, 2021
Equities Notice 2021-004

TMX Group

TMX Equity Trading Notice

TMX Equities Announces Sustainable Bonds Production Launch Details

Pursuant to Equities Trading Notice 2020-025, TMX Equities is pleased to announce that. Sustainable Bonds will be made available for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) effective March 1, 2021. TMX is also pleased to announce that we have received regulatory approval to introduce a trading fee of $0.15 per $1,000 par value / side, also taking effect on March 1, 2021. An updated fee schedule can be found here.

For additional information as well as the list of bonds that will be posted for trading, kindly refer to the landing page for this initiative https://www.tsx.com/sustainable-bonds.

For technical details on trading Sustainable Bonds on TSX, please see Equities Trading Notice 2020-010. Updated order entry and feed specifications reflecting this enhancement are now available through the TMX Webstore. This functionality has been available in GTE for testing since June 5, 2020.

In order to access trading of the Sustainable Bonds, each broker will need to sign an acknowledgement confirming their understanding that the Sustainable Bonds are not listed on the TSX. To receive the form and for more information regarding this notice, please contact the Account Management Team.

For more information regarding this notice, please contact the Account Management Team.
Jeff Foster (416) 947-4229
Laura Hanschke (416) 947-4257
Pete Osborne +44 7555 690 996
Jon Schneider (416) 947-4484
Michael Tintinaglia (416) 947-6679