This report provides insight into some of the metrics that can be captured by trading electronically on CanDeal. Some statistics include:Total Volume & BestX figuresAverage time to quotePercent of trades executed on a multi-dealer basisVolume breakdown by client type

CanDeal is pleased to announce that we are the official sponsor of the upcoming OTC Derivatives Regulatory Reform conference in Toronto, hosted by Infonex. This event aims to provide insight into the impact of the regulatory changes for both Canadian and U.S. institutions who are involved in the OTC Derivatives market. For more information about this event, please visit: http://www.infonex.ca/1016/overview.shtml?id=CNDL

Globe and Mail’s Boyd Erman reports on how the CanDeal marketplace has overtaken the TSX in value traded.Read More

In this paper, we discuss some key elements of the OTC ecosystem; why they exist and why they should be preserved. We also examine some important changes that have occurred in the OTC debt space over the past decade; their positive impact on the market and how they are relevant to reform considerations for the OTC derivatives space.

CanDeal participants have come out of the gate strong in 2012, having already executed almost $900 Billion in volume across all products. This year’s trading activity has set an impressive year-over-year (y/y) growth rate at 28% for the first half of the year. To read more, click on the document below:

Wall Street Journal’s David George-Cosh reports on H1 activity on CanDeal’s marketplace and references data from Greenwich Associates recent Canadian Fixed Income report.Read More

CanDeal was profiled in the October issue of Canadian Business in Action. The article, “Canada’s Electronic Market for Canadian Dollar Debt Securities” features commentary from CEO Jayson Horner on CanDeal’s role as a pioneer for electronic trading in fixed income and derivatives. To read the full article click here.

IIAC and Capco are partnering for a series of industry discussion sessions examining the evolution of the Global OTC Derivatives marketplace and its impact on Canadian participants. The inaugural session will focus on pre-trade and trading considerations, and will feature a key note speech from CanDeal’s Jayson Horner. There is no cost to attend, however space is limited – register by clicking here.

CanDeal and its dealers invite you to participate in our second annual charity day. On November 28, 2012, CanDeal will donate all revenues generated from electronic bond trading on its marketplace to the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR). In 2011, CanDeal participants helped generate enough money to fund a one-year research grant for Canadian HIV and AIDS research. For more information on our charity day see the link below:

Canadian e-trading leader partners with Sun Life Financial and CANFAR on industry charity day.NOVEMBER 14, 2012 - MONTREAL, Quebec & TORONTO, Ontario; CanDeal, the leading electronic marketplace for Canadian fixed income securities, will donate all its trading revenues on November 28 to the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR). This is the second year that CanDeal has partnered with CANFAR and Sun Life Financial to raise funds, in conjunction with the annual Bloor Street Entertains gala (www.bloorstreetentertains.ca) in Toronto.“We look forward to building on the success of last year’s charity trading day to further raise awareness and research dollars for CANFAR,” said Jayson Horner, Co-Founder, President and CEO of CanDeal. “CanDeal is in a unique position, in that we can bring together institutional investors from around the globe and all of Canada’s primary dealers to support a worthwhile cause.”CanDeal raised enough money from last year’s charity trading day to fund a one-year research grant for Canadian HIV and AIDS research.“We’re excited to demonstrate our commitment once again to CANFAR,” said Doug Gardiner, Senior Managing Director, Head of Canadian Public Fixed Income, at Sun Life Financial. “Being able to raise money for charity simply by going about one’s day-to-day business is a wonderful opportunity for all of us in the financial industry.”Sun Life Financial has a strong affiliation with CANFAR’s Bloor Street Entertains, and this is its third year as the Presenting Sponsor of CANFAR’s award winning gala event.This year marks the 16th anniversary of CANFAR’s Bloor Street Entertains event. Since inception, CANFAR has raised more than $18 million for HIV and AIDS research and Bloor Street Entertains continues to play an important role in generating research dollars for the organization. “Bloor Street Entertains has not only grown into one of the premier charity events on Toronto’s social calendar, but it also plays a significant role in our ability to generate large sums of money for life-saving HIV and AIDS research,“ said Christopher Bunting, President and CEO of CANFAR. “The strong partnerships we enjoy with CanDeal and Sun Life Financial are helping us raise awareness and meet our fundraising goals, which allow us to channel more research towards finding a vaccine for HIV and ultimately a cure for AIDS.”About CanDeal:CanDeal is the leading electronic marketplace for Canadian dollar debt securities (www.candeal.com). CanDeal provides access to the deepest pool of liquidity for Canadian government bonds and money market instruments. The network delivers the market making power of 13 major investment dealers to institutional investors in Canada, the United States and Europe. CanDeal’s stakeholders include: BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets, National Bank Financial Inc., RBC Capital Markets, Scotia Capital, TD Securities and TMX Group. CanDeal also offers Canadian institutional investors and investment dealer’s electronic access to liquidity in additional debt and derivative marketplaces operated by Tradeweb in the United States and Europe.