The OSC has announced that it has approved amendments to TSX rules and policies to repeal rules relating to "anti-scooping" and those setting out minimum capital and stabilization requirements for market makers. The amendments also allow market makers to fill booked odd-lot orders at the order's limit price rather than the prevailing bid and ask, and codify TSX requirements for the minimum guaranteed fill and odd lot facilities. As we discussed in a post last year, the amendments were first published for comment in September 2011. No changes were made to the proposed rule.
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