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Defined Terms:
NI 14-101 section 1.1(3) – “securities legislation”
NI 21-101 section 1.1 – “foreign exchange-traded security” and “regulation services provider”
NI 21-101 section 1.4 – Interpretation -- “security”
NI 31-103 section 1.1 – “investment dealer”
UMIR section 1.1 – “Access Person”, “derivative”, “direct electronic access”, “Exchange”, “foreign dealer equivalent”, “Market Regulator”, “marketplace”, “Participant”, “QTRS”, “routing arrangement” and “Trading Rules”
Regulatory History:
Effective June 26, 2009, the applicable securities commissions made an amendment to Rule 10.15. Specifically, the provision below was repealed and replaced:
See IIROC Notice 09-0191 - “Provisions Respecting the Assignment of Identifiers and Symbols” (June 26, 2009).
On July 4, 2013 the applicable securities commissions approved, effective March 1, 2014, amendments to subsections (1) and (2) to require identifiers for parties that access marketplaces using forms of third-party electronic access. See IIROC Notice 13-0184 – “Provisions Respecting Third-Party Electronic Access to Marketplaces” (July 4, 2013).
Effective July 26, 2021, the applicable securities commissions approved amendments to sections 1.1, 6.2, 7.13 and 10.15 to add identifier and/or designation requirements for clients on orders sent to a marketplace. See IIROC Notice 19-0071 – “Amendments Respecting Client Identifiers” (April 18, 2019).
Effective December 14, 2022, the applicable securities commissions approved amendments to UMIR 10.15. See IIROC Notice 22-0140 – “Amendments Respecting the Trading of Derivatives on a Marketplace” (September 15, 2022).
Each marketplace and each Participant shall synchronize the clocks used for recording the time and date of any event that must be recorded pursuant to UMIR to the clock used by the Market Regulator for this purpose.
Defined Terms:
UMIR section 1.1 – “Market Regulator”, “marketplace”, “Participant” and “UMIR”
Regulatory History:
In connection with the recognition of IIROC and its adoption of UMIR, the applicable securities commissions approved an amendment to section 10.14 that came into force on June 1, 2008 to replace the phrase “these Rules” with “UMIR”. See Footnote 1 in Status of Amendments.
Each Market Regulator shall provide information and other forms of assistance for market surveillance, investigative, enforcement and other regulatory purposes including the administration and enforcement of UMIR to:
Defined Terms:
NI 14-101 section 1.1(3) – “foreign jurisdiction”
NI 21-101 section 1.1 – “self-regulatory entity”
UMIR section 1.1 – “Market Regulator” and “UMIR”
Regulatory History:
In connection with the recognition of IIROC and its adoption of UMIR, the applicable securities commissions approved an amendment to section 10.13 that came into force on June 1, 2008 to replace the phrase “these Rules” with “UMIR”. See Footnote 1 in Status of Amendments.
the Market Regulator for the Exchange or the QTRS on which the security is listed or quoted,
at the time and in such manner and form as may be required by the Market Regulator.
Defined Terms:
NI 21-101 section 1.1 – “order”
NI 21-101 section 1.4 – Interpretation -- “security”
UMIR section 1.1 – “Access Person”, “derivative”, “Exchange”, “listed security”, “Market Regulator”, “marketplace”, “Participant”, “QTRS”, “quoted security”, “related derivative”, “related security” and “Trading Rules”
UMIR section 1.2(2) – “trade”
Regulatory History:
In connection with the recognition of IIROC and its adoption of UMIR, the applicable securities commissions approved an amendment to Rule 10.11(4) to refer to “an” Access Person rather than “a”. See Footnote 1 in Status of Amendments.
Effective December 14, 2022, the applicable securities commissions approved amendments to UMIR 10.11. See IIROC Notice 22-0140 – “Amendments Respecting the Trading of Derivatives on a Marketplace” (September 15, 2022).
Defined Terms:
UMIR section 1.1 – “Access Person”, “listed security”, “Market Regulator”, “Participant”, “quoted security” and “trading day”
There is no history log for this rule.
Defined Terms:
NI 21-101 section 1.1 - “order”
NI 21-101 section 1.4 – Interpretation -- “security”
UMIR section 1.1 – “client order”, “consolidated market display”, “derivative” “disclosed volume”, “document”, “last sale price”, “listed derivative”, “Market Integrity Official”, “Market Regulator”, “marketplace”, “Marketplace Rules”, “non-client order”, “Participant”, “Policy”, “principal order”, “Subject Person” and “UMIR”
UMIR section 1.2(2) – “person” and “trade”
Regulatory History:
Effective March 11, 2005, the applicable securities commissions approved amendments to section 10.9 to add subsections (3) and (4). See Market Integrity Notice 2005-008 – Notice of Amendment Approval - “Provisions Respecting Impeding or Obstructing A Market Regulator” (March 11, 2005).
Effective March 9, 2007, the applicable securities commissions approved an amendment to subsection (1) of Rule 10.9 to replace the word “disallow” with the word “vary” in clause (d) and to add clause (g.1). See Market Integrity Notice 2007‑002 - “Provisions Respecting Competitive Marketplaces” (February 26, 2007).
Effective May 16, 2008, the applicable securities commissions approved an amendment to clause (g) of subsection (1) of Rule 10.9 to replace the phrase “volume of the trade which” with “disclosed volume if the trade”. See Market Integrity Notice 2008-008 - “Provisions Respecting “Off-Marketplace” Trades” (May 16, 2008).
Effective December 9, 2013, the applicable securities commissions approved amendments to the French version of UMIR. See IIROC Notice 13‑0294 - “Rules Notice – Notice of Approval and Implementation – UMIR – Amendments to the French version of UMIR” (December 9, 2013).
Effective September 18, 2015, the applicable securities commissions approved an amendment to clause (g) of subsection (1) of Rule 10.9. See IIROC Notice 15‑0211 - Notice of Approval - “Provisions Respecting Unprotected Transparent Marketplaces and the Order Protection Rule” (September 18, 2015).
Effective September 1, 2016, the applicable securities commissions approved an amendment to make editorial changes to Rule 10.9. See IIROC Notice 16‑0122 - “Implementation of the consolidated IIROC Enforcement, Examination and Approval Rules” (June 9, 2016).
Effective December 14, 2022, the applicable securities commissions approved amendments to UMIR 10.9. See IIROC Notice 22-0140 - “Amendments Respecting the Trading of Derivatives on a Marketplace” (September 15, 2022).
Defined Terms:
UMIR section 1.1 – “document”, “employee”, “Market Regulator”, “Policy”, “Requirements” and “UMIR”
UMIR section 1.2(2) – “person”
UMIR Policy 10.8 section 1.1 – “applicant”, “electronic hearing”, “oral hearing”, “party”, “Secretary” and “written hearing”
Regulatory History:
Effective January 30, 2004, the applicable securities commissions approved amendments to Policy 10.8 to add subsections (1), (2) and (3) of section 9.7 of Policy 10.8. See Market Integrity Notice 2004-004 - “Public Access to Hearings” (January 30, 2004).
Effective January 7, 2005, the applicable securities commissions approved amendments to Policy 10.8. See Market Integrity Notice 2005‑002 - “Practice and Procedure” (January 7, 2005).
Effective March 11, 2005, the applicable securities commissions approved amendments to Policy 10.8 to repeal the definition of “document”. See Market Integrity Notice 2005‑008 - “Provisions Respecting Impeding or Obstructing a Market Regulator” (March 11, 2005). Prior to that date, the definition provided:
"document" includes a sound recording, videotape, film, photographs, chart, graph, map, plan, survey, book of account, and information recorded or stored by means of any device.
In connection with the recognition of IIROC and its adoption of UMIR, the applicable securities commissions approved amendments to Policy 10.8 that came into force on June 1, 2008. See Footnote 1 of Status of Amendments.
Effective December 9, 2013, the applicable securities commissions approved amendments to the French version of UMIR. See IIROC Notice 13-0294 - “Amendments to the French version of UMIR” (December 9, 2013).
Effective September 1, 2016, the applicable securities commissions approved amendments to Rule 10.8 and Policy 10.8, which include the repeal of Rule 10.8, as it will be replaced by consolidated rule 8401. See IIROC Notice 16‑0122 - “Implementation of the consolidated IIROC Enforcement, Examination and Approval Rules” (June 9, 2016).
Effective November 16, 2017, the applicable securities commissions approved housekeeping amendments to Policy 10.8, which include the repeal of Policy 10.8. See IIROC Notice 17‑0244 - “Housekeeping amendments to the IIROC Consolidated Enforcement, Examination and Approval Rules” (November 16, 2017).
Defined Terms:
UMIR section 1.1 – “Market Regulator” and “Regulated Person”
UMIR section 1.2(2) – “person”
Regulatory History:
Effective January 30, 2004, the applicable securities commissions approved an amendment to subsection (2) of Rule 10.7 to add the phrase “acting reasonably,” before the word “determines”. See Market Integrity Notice 2004‑005 – “Administrative and Editorial Amendments” (January 30, 2004).
Effective September 1, 2016, the applicable securities commissions approved an amendment to repeal Rule 10.7 of UMIR as it will be replaced by consolidated rule 8214. See IIROC Notice 16‑0122 – “Implementation of the consolidated IIROC Enforcement, Examination and Approval Rules” (June 9, 2016).
Defined Terms:
NI 14 101 section 1.1(3) – “securities regulatory authority”
UMIR section 1.1 – “Access Person”, “employee”, “Market Regulator”, “marketplace”, “Participant”, “Policy”, “related entity”, “short sale” and “UMIR”
UMIR section 1.2(2) – “person”
Regulatory History:
Effective April 1, 2005, the applicable securities commissions approved amendments to Rule 10.4 in clause (1) (a) and (2)(a) to add reference to Rule 2.3 and substitute “activities” for “method of trading”. See Market Integrity Notice 2005‑011 – “Provisions Respecting Manipulative and Deceptive Activities” (April 1, 2005).
In connection with the recognition of IIROC and its adoption of UMIR, the applicable securities commissions approved amendments to Rule 10.4 that came into force on June 1, 2008 to make editorial changes. See Footnote 1 in Status of Amendments.
Effective December 9, 2013, the applicable securities commissions approved amendments to the French version of UMIR. See IIROC Notice 13‑0294 - “Amendments to the French version of UMIR” (December 9, 2013).
Effective September 1, 2016, the applicable securities commissions approved amendments to make editorial changes to Rule 10.4. See IIROC Notice 16‑0122 – “Implementation of the consolidated IIROC Enforcement, Examination and Approval Rules” (June 9, 2016).
On November 15, 2024, the applicable securities commissions approved amendments to UMIR to add a new positive requirement to have, prior to order entry, a reasonable expectation to settle on settlement date any order that upon execution would be a short sale. See CIRO Bulletin 24-0349 – “Amendments Respecting the Reasonable Expectation to Settle a Short Sale” (December 5, 2024).
Defined Terms:
UMIR section 1.1 – “Access Person”, “employee”, “Market Regulator”, “Participant” and “Requirements”
UMIR section 1.2(2) – “person”
Regulatory History:
Effective January 30, 2004, the applicable securities commissions approved an amendment to Rule 10.3 to:
See Market Integrity Notice 2004-005 - “Administrative and Editorial Amendments” (January 30, 2004).
Effective December 9, 2013, the applicable securities commissions approved amendments to the French version of UMIR. See Notice 13-0294 – Notice of Approval and Implementation – “Amendments to the French version of UMIR” (December 9, 2013).
Effective September 1, 2016, the applicable securities commissions approved an amendment to repeal Rule 10.3 of UMIR as it will be replaced by consolidated rule 1403. See IIROC Notice 16-0122 – “Implementation of the consolidated IIROC Enforcement, Examination and Approval Rules” (June 9, 2016).
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