Earlier this month, the TSX released proposed amendments to its Rules that would allow dark orders with a minimum size condition to have trading priority over dark orders without such a condition, as long as the dark orders were at the same price. Dark orders were launched on the TSX and TSX-V in March and the proposed amendments are intended to provide an incentive to encourage dark orders of a larger size. Comments on the proposed amendments are being accepted until August 8.

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