What is the TSX Venture Exchange?

Canada's rich natural-resource sectors spawn many new ventures that become listed on the TSX. Before 2001, the exchange was known as the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX), but the TSX Group purchased the exchange and renamed it. The TSX Venture Exchange deserves a closer look if you are in the U.S. and looking for a foreign exchange to invest in.

What is the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index?

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index is a broad market indicator of Canadian micro cap securities in Canada. Its constituents are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. The index is market capitalization weighted. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) serves as the distributor of both real-time and historical data for this index.

What is the Canadian Venture Exchange?

The Canadian Venture Exchange started on Nov. 29, 1999, as a result of an agreement among the Vancouver, Alberta, Toronto, and Montreal exchanges to restructure the Canadian capital markets along the lines of market specialization.