Montréal Exchange Sets New Record, Surpasses One Million Contracts in Open Interest on BAX

December 15, 2016 (MONTREAL) – TMX Group today announced that Montréal Exchange (MX) achieved a new open interest record on the Three-Month Canadian Bankers' Acceptance Futures (BAX)*, reaching 1,003,916 contracts on December 13, 2016 and surpassing 1 million contracts for the first time ever.

*1 BAX contract = C$ 1 000,000 dollars.

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Mathieu Labrèche
Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
TMX Group 
416-947-4474
mathieu.labreche@tmx.com