MONTRÉAL, April 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Montréal Exchange Inc. (MX), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group Limited and Canada's derivatives
exchange, today launched futures contracts on its Trading Simulator.
The futures contracts that are available on the Trading Simulator
include: BAX, CGZ, CGF, CGB, LGB, SXF, SXM, SCF, SXA, SXB, SXH and SXY.
"We are pleased to now offer the full suite of Canadian derivatives
products on the Trading Simulator," said Alain Miquelon, President and
CEO, Montréal Exchange and Group Head of Derivatives, TMX Group. "Our
goal is to enhance investors' knowledge of both options and futures,
and provide a tool that best represents the Canadian derivatives
market."
Launched in September 2012, the virtual trading platform is an online
and smartphone-compatible tool that provides retail investors with
access to the complete MX derivatives product offering. It enables
investors to execute both options and futures trading strategies.
For more information about the Trading Simulator, retail investors can
view a tutorial or refer to the quick guide on MX's educational portal
m-x.tv.
About TMX Group (TSX:X)
TMX Group's key subsidiaries operate cash and derivative markets and
clearinghouses for multiple asset classes including equities, fixed
income and energy. Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX
Select, Alpha Group, The Canadian Depository for Securities, Montreal
Exchange, Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation, Natural Gas
Exchange, BOX Options Exchange, Shorcan, Shorcan Energy Brokers,
Equicom and other TMX Group companies provide listing markets, trading
markets, clearing facilities, depository services, data products and
other services to the global financial community. TMX Group is
headquartered in Toronto and operates offices across Canada (Montreal,
Calgary and Vancouver), in key U.S. markets (New York, Houston, Boston
and Chicago) as well as in London, Beijing and Sydney. For more
information about TMX Group, visit our website at www.tmx.com. Follow TMX Group on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tmxgroup.
SOURCE: TSX Group Inc.
