CNSX Markets welcomes Qtrade Financial Group to the Canadian National Stock Exchange

Toronto, March 7, 2013: CNSX Markets Inc. (CNSX Markets) today announced that Qtrade Investor, Qtrade Financial Group’s online brokerage division, is now offering its clients online trade execution services for the Canadian National Stock Exchange. “We are extremely pleased that award-winning Qtrade Investor has joined the growing community of discount and full-service brokers providing client access to the Canadian National Stock Exchange. The exchange is an increasingly important part of the capital formation process for entrepreneurs looking to access the Canadian capital markets. Qtrade Investor and its clients are an excellent addition to our community“, said Richard Carleton, CEO of CNSX Markets.

“Qtrade Investor is Canada’s leading independent online brokerage and we are committed to providing our customers with automated online solutions to meet their trading and investment needs. With that goal in mind we are very excited to offer our customers online access to securities trading on the Canadian National Stock Exchange”, said Neil McCammon, Senior Vice President, Trading, Qtrade Financial Group.

For more information about access to the Canadian National Stock Exchange, contact:

Pina De Santis
Vice President, Corporate Development
416-572-2000 ext. 2289
Pina.Desantis@cnsx.ca

For more information about Qtrade Financial Group and Qtrade Investor, contact:

Ron Cann
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
778-331-2056
media@qtrade.ca

About CNSX Markets:

CNSX Markets Inc. is a Canadian company established in 2001 that operates the Canadian National Stock Exchange and Pure Trading. The company was recognized by the Ontario Securities Commission as a stock exchange in 2004, and in 2007 with the launch of Pure Trading, provided the Canadian trading community with the first competing electronic continuous auction market facility. In 2012, in a challenging environment for early stage capital, the number of issuers listed on CNSX increased by 16%, trades by 23% and share volume by 10% over 2011. CNSX provides listing and trading services to a wide range of Canadian and international issuers by offering low fees and innovative continuous disclosure features designed to minimize regulatory costs while improving the quality of information available to investors. With over 185 securities listed, and 90 participating dealers, CNSX is an attractive and growing venue for issuers of equity and debt securities from all business sectors.

For more information visit www.cnsx.ca

About Qtrade Financial Group and Qtrade Investor:

Qtrade Investor is the online brokerage division of Qtrade Securities Inc. (member IIROC and Canadian Investor Protection Fund). Qtrade Securities is a division of the Qtrade Financial Group, a wealth management organization providing brokerage and investment management platforms, services and solutions to the retail public as well as the customers of hundreds of financial institutions across Canada.

Qtrade is dedicated to providing market-leading wealth management products and services including: online, full-service and institutional brokerage services, mutual fund dealer services, insurance dealer services, portfolio management and discretionary money management services and proprietary managed money solutions.
For more information visit www.qtrade.ca