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A person employed by an investment dealer who provides investment advice to clients and executes trades on their behalf in securities and other investment products.

The date when the purchase or sale of a security takes place.

An organization, usually a stock brokerage firm, involved in taking a new company public (IPO), consulting on mergers and acquisitions, handling corporate borrowing, etc.

As reported in exchange trading statistics, represents the total number of trades for a specified period.

Similar to the stock price index value (SPIV), except that the TRIV is based on the aggregate, float quoted market value of the index constituents (SPIV) plus their paid dividends/distributions. TRIV is calculated only at the end of the trading session for all S&P/TSX indices.

Soft assets such as patents, trademarks, etc. 

A trading halt is imposed by the exchange, usually due to the dissemination of news that might impact a stock’s price.

A measure of a company’s ability to pay interest on its debts (operating income divided by interest expenses).

The status of a listed security of an issuer whose trading privileges are active on the Exchange.

An international committee comprised of members from 31 exchanges around the world, including every major stock exchange. Membership in the ISG allows all members to share surveillance and investigative information to ensure that each regulator has access to the necessary information to effectively regulate its marketplace. The ISG promotes effective market surveillance among international exchanges and RS involvement helps ensure they are continually in touch with other regulators and part of the development of international best practices.