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LongPoint Asset Management Inc. Opens the Market
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Steve Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer, LongPoint Asset Management Inc. (鈥淟ongPoint鈥) and his team, joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, 兔子先生 (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the launch of Canada鈥檚 first Double Inverse Levered Single Stock ETFs: SavvyShort (-2X) NVDA ETF (TSX: NVDD), SavvyShort (-2X) TSLA ETF (TSX: TSLD). These ETFs seek daily investment results that endeavour to correspond, before fees and expenses, to two times the inverse (-2X) the daily return (on a percentage basis) of the respective common stock. The ETFs do not hedge their exposure to the U.S. dollar. The ETFs only trade in Canadian Dollars. These new ETFs offer active Canadian investors a Canadian-domiciled, TSX-listed solution鈥攖rading in Canadian dollars鈥攖hat enables them to tactically position their portfolios around company-specific news, technical signals, market events, or fundamental price outlooks. With this launch, LongPoint continues to establish itself as a leader in innovative ETF solutions. The company entered the levered ETF market in December 2024 with its crude oil and natural gas ETFs, followed in May 2025 with the launch of Canada鈥檚 first triple levered index ETFs, followed in June 2025 with the launch of Canada鈥檚 first double levered single stock ETFs. 
TMX 2025 Summer Interns Close the Market
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
TMX 2025 summer student interns joined Rima Sassi, Talent Acquisition Partner, TMX Group, and other TMX staff, to close the market and celebrate the success of their internships. The TMX Internship Program provides students with meaningful opportunities to learn, develop, and apply their knowledge and creativity toward designing innovative solutions. Throughout the four months there are various events, programs, and projects to create opportunities for the interns to connect with their peers and network with TMX leaders while learning new skills and making an impact on local communities through volunteer initiatives. 
xTAO Inc. (TSXV: XTAO.U) Opens the Market
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Karia Samaroo, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, xTAO Inc. (xTAO or the Company) (TSXV: XTAO.U), and his team, joined Robert Peterman, Chief Commercial Officer, 兔子先生 (TSX), to open the market to celebrate the Company's new listing on TSX Venture Exchange. xTAO is a technology company headquartered in the Cayman Islands and is focused on building infrastructure for the Bittensor ecosystem. xTAO is committed to advancing Bittensor and decentralized AI through building infrastructure and making strategic investments. Bittensor is a decentralized machine learning protocol that transforms machine intelligence into a tradable commodity by using its native token (TAO) for various purposes within the network. At its core, Bittensor is a platform built around incentives. Users contribute intelligence by helping AI systems improve and then earn TAO tokens based on the usefulness of the data or computational resources contributed to the network. 
CI Global Asset Management Opens the Market
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Members of the CI Global Asset Management team joined Keith Wu, Head, Exchange Traded Products, 兔子先生 (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the launch of CI Global Dividend Private Pool (TSX: CGDI). CGDI is an actively managed global dividend strategy led by CI GAM portfolio managers Ali Pervez and Bunty Mahairhu. The fund aims to provide income and long-term growth by investing in high-quality, dividend-paying companies globally, all within the convenience of an ETF structure. CI GAM is one of Canada鈥檚 largest ETF providers with approximately $23 billion in ETF assets under management (as at July 31, 2025) CI GAM鈥檚 ETF lineup consists of 87 ETFs and includes beta, smart beta, asset allocation, managed volatility, actively managed, liquid alternatives, digital assets, covered calls, cash management, ESG, and other thematic mandates. 
Diggers & Dealers 2025 Conference Opens the Market
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Jim Walker, Forum Chair of mining industry forum Diggers & Dealers, joined Luke Allshorn, Head of Business Development Australia and SE Asia, 兔子先生 (TSX), to open the market to celebrate the 2025 Diggers and Dealers Conference in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. From 4鈥6 August 2025, over 2,500 global delegates will gather in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia for the 34th annual Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum. As Australia鈥檚 premier resources investment conference, the Forum unites mining executives, financiers, and industry leaders from around the world. This year, in a show of cross-continental connection, the TMX Group will ring the market opening bell live from the Forum stage, opening trading in Toronto from Kalgoorlie. The event underscores mining鈥檚 global importance鈥攈ighlighting gold鈥檚 42% price surge, M&A activity, and the rise of uranium and critical minerals. Diggers & Dealers continues to shape international conversation around mining, energy, and investment strategy in an increasingly interconnected world. 