TMX announces alternative trading system
The TMX Group announced yesterday that it intends to begin operating a new alternative trading system (ATS) in 2011. The new platform, known as TMX Select, is expected to feature expanded trading hours, continuous trading of board lots only and strict price-time priority for visible orders. According to today's Globe and Mail, the TMX Group expects that the new ATS will attract orders from competing platforms, which reportedly now handle an estimated 30 to 35 per cent of trading volume in Canada.
