To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Group today launched a special Web site that features interviews with former executives and current staff who share reflections on the history of the TSX.

“This web site allows all Canadians to learn about the colourful history of Canada’s capital markets and our strong ties to the growth of Canada as a nation,” said Robert Pattillo, vice president, public affairs and communications, TSX Group, in a news release.

The TSX Group of businesses includes the Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange (formerly CDNX), TSX Markets and TSX Datalinx. Its exchanges handle trading of more than 200 million shares per day, with a daily value of approximately $3 billion. Market cap now tops $1.2 trillion.

The first shares traded on the TSX represented financing for the first commercial railway in North America, the Champlain and St. Lawrence. Now known as CN, the company still trades on the exchange.