Securities trading - Canada
Key market-tradable securities
| Currency | Maturity profile | Interest rate | Interest/Dividend payment frequency | Denomination | Form |
| Government bonds | |||||
| CAD/USD | Up to 40 years | Fixed or floating | Semi-annual | 1000 | CDS-eligible |
| Treasury bills a | |||||
| CAD | 1.5 to 10 years | Discount | At maturity | 1000 | CDS-eligible |
| Corporate bonds | |||||
| CAD/USD | 90 to 365 days | Discount | Varies | Varies | CDS-eligible |
| Equities and warrants | |||||
| CAD/USD | Not applicable | Fixed or floating | Not applicable | 1 | CDS-eligible |
| Trust Units | |||||
| CAD | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | b | CDS-eligible |
a. Very few issues remain in physical form.
b. Only a small number of government bonds are denominated in USD.
Trading platforms
TSX, TSX Venture Exchange and Montreal Exchange Inc. have their own trading platforms.