September 16, 2026
- The 195 equities listed in both Canada and the US had average daily volume across both countries of 918.8 million shares in August (+13.64% m/m).
- Of this total, 570.3 million (+15.00% m/m) traded in the US and 348.4 million (+11.48% m/m) in Canada, for a US-CAD split of 62.1%-37.9%.
- Looking at value traded, Canada claimed the majority at 51.2%, with the US at 48.8%.
- The US OTC market traded 5.69% of the total value in single-listed Canadian securities, down 144 bps m/m.
- Average daily volume jumped 16.06% m/m (+8.17% y/y), to 1.27 billion shares.
- Dark-pool market share fell 24 bps m/m (+106 bps y/y) to 7.56%.
- Hidden orders on lit markets executed 5.25% of Canadian volume in August, down 51 bps from July.
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