THIC MANITOBA OICCUMITICP COMM•l!llllCIN THE SECURITIES ACT ) Order No. 7032 ) Section 167 ) November 26, 2014 CO-ORDINATED REVIEW DETERMINATION CHl-X CANADA ATS LIMITED The Manitoba Securities Commission makes the same determination on the Application as the Principal Jurisdiction, a copy of which is attached, and opts in on the attached Decision Document. Acting Director OCMOO St. Mary Avenue, WlnnlPl'JI, Manitoba R3C '4KS Id: (20-4) 9.JS.25'48 fax: (20-1) 9-45.0330 -.msc.i:ov.mb.ca
IN THE MATIER OF THE SECURITIES LEGISLATION OF ONTARIO, BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALBERTA, MANITOBA AND QUEBEC (THE JURISDICTIONS) AND IN THE MATIER OF THE PROCESS FOR EXEMPTIVE RELIEF APPUCATIONS IN MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS AND IN THE MATTER OF CHI-X CANADA ATS LIMITED (THEFILER) DECISION Background The securities regulatory authority or regulator in each of the Jurisdictions (Declalon Maker) has received an application from the Filer for a decision under the securities legislation of the Jurisdictions {the Legislation), as set out in Appendix A. for an exemption from the requirement to be recognized as a "stock exchange" or "exchange" (the Exemptive Relief Sought). Under the Process for Exemptive Relief Applications in Multiple Jurisdictions {for a coordinated review application): a) the Ontario Securities Commission is the principal regulator for this application. b) the decision is the decision of the principal regulator and evidences the decision of each other Decision Maker. The Filer also applied to the Director for an exemption pursuant to section 6.1 of the Ontario Securities Commission Rule 13-502 Fees (the Fee Rule) from the requimnent in section 4.1 of the Fee Rule.to pay a fee for the Exemptive Relief Sought (the Fee Relief).
Interpretation Terms defined in National Instrument 14-101 Definitions, National Policy 11-203 Process for Exemptive ReliefA pplicadons in Multiple Jurisdictions (NP 11-203). National Instrument 21-101 Marketplace Operation (NI 21-101) and the Securltlu Act (Ontario) have the same meaning if used in this decision, unless otherwise defined. Representations The decision is based on the following facts represented by the Filer: 1. The Filer is a corporation subject to the laws of Canada and operates in Canada as an alternative trading system (ATS). The Filer operates a marketplace called CX2 Canada ATS (CX2) for listed securities traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the TSX Ventw'e Exchange (TSXV). 2. In connection with its status as an ATS, the Filer is registered as an investment dealer in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, is an IIROC marketplace member and is not in default of any securities legislation in any jurisdiction in Canada. 3. The Filer's head office is located in Toronto, Ontario. 4. The Filer is proposing to introduce a new facility in CX2 for odd lot trading: the CX2 Canada Odd Lot Trading Facility (the Odd Lot Faclllty). An odd lot is an order for a number of shares that is less than the minimum prescn'bed "board Ioii' size. A board lot is 100 shares for stocks valued at or above one dollar, 500 shares for stocks valued :from 10 cents to 99 cents and 1000 shares for stocks valued from half a cent to 9 .5 cents. 5. CX2 subscribers will be able to receive guaranteed fills for odd lot orders that are immediately marketable against the Canadian Best Bid Offer (CBBO) and marked IOC (immediate or cancel). Odd Lot Dealers will meet their responsibility to guarantee executions against incoming odd lot orders on the passive side oft he CBBOthrough orders generated by the trading system (auto-execution). The Odd Lot Facility is described below: a. A Subscriber will qualify to become an Odd Lot Dealer if it is a member in good standing with IIROC. has met all applicable CX2 requirements and has requested to be en Odd Lot Dealer and signed the Odd Lot Dealer Addendum. b. Each CX2 Odd Lot Dealer will be randomly assigned a list of securities based on the number of CX2 Odd Lot Dealers. Each CX2 Odd Lot Dealer will also be 89signed the widerlying family of securities associated with a primary security. c. Odd lot orders that arc not immediately marketable or not marked IOC will be rejected. An order containing at least one board lot and an odd Jot (mixed lot) that is marked IOC will also be accepted. The odd lot portion of the mixed Jot will receive auto execution and the board lot portion of the mixed lot order will seek available liquidity on CX2. If there is insufficient liquidity on CX2 to fully execute the order. any remaining volume will be canceled. Incoming Odd Lot Market Orders will auto-execute at the time of order entry, at the CBBO Best Bid and Offer price.
d. CX2 subscribers that are interested in serving as Odd Lot Dealers can be designated as such at the discretion of CX2. Where CX2 Canada-allocates listed securities to an Odd Lot Dealer, the Odd Lot Dealer will be responsible for guaranteeing automatic immediate tills for incoming marketable IOC odd lot orders through orders generated automatically by the trading system. Maintaining an inventory of securities traded in Odd Lots is the. responsibility of the Odd Lot Dealer. 6. Because the Filer is offering the Odd Lot Facility described in paragraph 4 and as a result may be providing directly or through its subscribers, a guarantee of a two-sided market on a continuous or reasonably continuous basis, the Filer may not fall within the definition of"altemative trading system" under NI 21-101. Decision 1. Each of the Decision Makers ls satisfied that the decision meets the test set out in the Legislation for the Decision Maker to make the decision. 2. The decision of the Decision Makers under the Legislation is that the Bxempti.ve Relief Sought is granted. 3. The decision in paragraph 2 is subject to the following term and condition: (a) The Filer compiles with all requirements applicable to an ATS under NI 21-101. Ontario Securities Commission Director Exemption Decision The Director is satisfied that to grant the Fee Relief would not be prejudicial to the public interest. It is the decision of the Director, pursuant to section 6.1 of the Fee Rule, that the Filer is exempt from the requirement in section 4.1 oft he Fee Rule to pay an activity fee for filing the coordinated review application. 74-Lk-----= Susan Grcenglass, Director, Market Regulation 111 th11ra,lf~ DATED at Toronto, Ontario this J' day of 9cteheT, 2014.
APPENDIX A: SEcnONS IN THE PROVINCIAL SECURITIES ACTS RELEVANT TO THE RECOGNITION OF AN EXCHANGE & EXEMPTION BY THE COMMISSION Jurisdiction British Colwnbia Alberta Manitoba Ontario Quebec Sections in Provincial Securities Act Relevant to: (a) Recognition of an Exchange and; (b) Exemption by the Commission (a) Part IV, s. 25 (b) s. 33(1) (a) Part IV, s. 62(1) (b) s. 213 (a) Part XIV, s. 139(1) (b) s. 167 (a) Part VIII, s. 21(1) (b) s. 147 (a) Title VI, s. 169 (b) s. 263
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