Toronto-based brokerage Independent Trading Group (ITG) is launching an agency trading desk.

The new service will offer trading execution services for domestic and international institutional clients.

“The agency desk marks an important step forward for ITG as the firm expands its services to offer agency traders access to high-quality execution services,” the firm said in an announcement.

“The agency desk is yet another step in our continued growth,” added ITG’s president and CEO, Sean Debotte.