The Montreal Exchange announced three separate disciplinary actions today.
It sanctioned RBC Dominion Securities and two of its employees over two block trades that the exchange said violated its rules. The firm was fined $15,000, as was one of the employees. They are ordered to pay $6,000 in costs, collectively ($5,000 to the firm and $1,000 to the employee). One of the employees was simply reprimanded.
The MX also fined MAN Financial Canada Co. $20,000, along with $10,000 fines each to two of its former employees, concerning allegations that they used the hidden quantity functionality of the exchange’s electronic trading system to execute two crosses. They also received a collective $7,000 charge for costs ($5,000 for the firm and $1,000 to each employee).
Finally, it also fined Canaccord Capital Corp. $35,000 and costs of $8,000 for an off-exchange trade by one of its former employees.
Each of the cases was concluded by way of settlement with the various firms and individuals.