Laurentian Bank Securities Inc. Joins CNQ
Toronto ? CNQ announced today that Laurentian Bank Securities Inc. has joined the exchange as a participating dealer.
Laurentian Bank Securities Inc. (LBS) offers a wide range of integrated and innovative financial products and services, at competitive prices, and well adapted to the needs of its investor, issuer and wholesale clients through an efficient and diversified distribution network. LBS provides services to a retail clientele through a network of branches across Quebec, a full range of investment vehicles available in Canada, a full-service brokerage and a discount brokerage service through its division Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage. LBS is known for its sound research, effective trading desk and breakthrough technology. LBS offers outstanding and highly-sought expertise to institutions, governments and retail customers alike. The firm?s head office is located in Montreal at 1981 McGill College, Suite 1900. Additional information about Laurentian Bank Securities may be found at www.lb-securities.ca.
Laurentian Bank Securities? trading number is 048.
CNQ has twenty-one dealers participating directly. They include: Blackmont Capital Inc., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., Byron Securities Ltd., Canaccord Capital Corporation, e3m Investments Inc., Global Securities Corporation, Haywood Securities Inc., Integral Wealth Securities Limited, Jones, Gable & Company Ltd., Laurentian Bank Securities Inc., Leede Financial Markets Inc., National Bank Financial, Northern Securities Inc., Octagon Capital Corporation, Pacific International Securities Inc., Research Capital Corporation, Scotia Capital Inc., TD Securities Inc., Union Securities Ltd., Wolverton Securities Ltd., W.D. Latimer Co. Limited. Additional Investment Dealers Association of Canada members participate through correspondent arrangements.
CNQ recently announced that it intends to launch a new alternative market to trade securities listed on the TSX. The application to operate this market has been published by the Ontario Securities Commission for public comment. CNQ commenced operations in July 2003 and became recognized by the OSC as a stock exchange in May 2004, becoming the first new stock exchange in Canada in over 70 years. CNQ’s innovative stock exchange addresses the needs of emerging companies and their investors and it fosters liquidity through the unique combination of a central auction market with a competitive market making system.
To find out more about CNQ please visit www.cnq.ca. Questions regarding this release may be directed to Natasha Blackburn, Manager Market Development, CNQ at 604-331-1213 or by email to [email protected].