RE:noteworthy tradesFWIW... Here are the house positions from January 2016 to February 2017.
There is no M Partner buying.
Also check my spreadsheet for theyear before that and also no buying.
I suspect you are correct, it is a short position.
| House | Bought | $Val | Ave | Sold | $Val | Ave |
| 1 Anonymous Total | 2,125,500 | $315,395 | $0.148 | 3,284,962 | $454,031 | $0.138 |
| 124 Questrade Total | 159,500 | $17,565 | $0.110 | 72,400 | $10,279 | $0.142 |
| 13 Instinet Total | 38,500 | $5,467 | $0.142 | 40,000 | $6,010 | $0.150 |
| 14 ITG Total | | | | 66,211 | $10,671 | $0.161 |
| 143 Pershing Total | 11,000 | $1,815 | $0.165 | 11,000 | $1,782 | $0.162 |
| 15 UBS Total | | | | 950 | $275 | $0.289 |
| 19 Desjardins Total | 101,916 | $15,477 | $0.152 | 103,840 | $15,122 | $0.146 |
| 2 RBC Total | 606,603 | $77,209 | $0.127 | 482,146 | $91,359 | $0.189 |
| 22 Fidelity Total | 6,500 | $690 | $0.106 | 21,500 | $2,952 | $0.137 |
| 28 BBS Total | 266,775 | $43,715 | $0.164 | 263,390 | $44,892 | $0.170 |
| 33 Canaccord Total | 57,000 | $8,980 | $0.158 | 124,423 | $23,044 | $0.185 |
| 36 Latimer Total | 31,641 | $3,509 | $0.111 | 37,324 | $4,617 | $0.124 |
| 39 Merrill Lynch Total | 5,000 | $640 | $0.128 | 10,000 | $1,275 | $0.128 |
| 48 Laurentian Total | 33,500 | $6,115 | $0.183 | | | |
| 57 Interactive Total | 14,000 | $1,892 | $0.135 | 10 | $2 | $0.200 |
| 58 Qtrade Total | 4,500 | $585 | $0.130 | 2,000 | $510 | $0.255 |
| 59 PI Total | 1,283,097 | $240,216 | $0.187 | 260,547 | $31,471 | $0.121 |
| 62 Haywood Total | | | | 12,543 | $2,998 | $0.239 |
| 68 Leede Total | 63,000 | $8,309 | $0.132 | 125,500 | $21,167 | $0.169 |
| 7 TD Sec Total | 3,630,370 | $563,462 | $0.155 | 4,056,004 | $628,405 | $0.155 |
| 70 Manulife Total | | | | 23,100 | $3,546 | $0.154 |
| 72 Credit Suisse Total | 5,000 | $775 | $0.155 | 10,500 | $1,521 | $0.145 |
| 74 GMP Total | 2,000,000 | $280,000 | $0.140 | 2,215,800 | $311,777 | $0.141 |
| 79 CIBC Total | 1,098,483 | $156,430 | $0.142 | 1,951,838 | $326,000 | $0.167 |
| 80 National Bank Total | 187,161 | $30,179 | $0.161 | 178,171 | $25,680 | $0.144 |
| 83 Mackie Total | 894,100 | $105,605 | $0.118 | 765,944 | $77,443 | $0.101 |
| 85 Scotia Total | 2,399,440 | $353,389 | $0.147 | 1,720,834 | $263,008 | $0.153 |
| 88 Credential Total | | | | 17,500 | $1,954 | $0.112 |
| 89 Raymond James Total | 10,000 | $1,650 | $0.165 | | | |
| 9 BMO Nesbitt Total | 1,443,275 | $215,140 | $0.149 | 603,674 | $90,556 | $0.150 |
| 95 Wolverton Total | | | | 6,250 | $1,391 | $0.223 |
| 99 Jitney Total | 171,500 | $28,270 | $0.165 | 179,000 | $28,741 | $0.161 |
| Grand Total | 16,647,361 | $2,482,479 | $0.149 | 16,647,361 | $2,482,479 | $0.149
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