The TMX Fixed Income Active Securities (FIAS) offering provides full coverage of all instruments eligible to be cleared through the Canadian Depository for Securities (CDS). Covering a comprehensive universe of domestic and foreign securities daily, this service provides investment and operations teams with accurate and timely details on which fixed income securities can be cleared in Canada. Designed as a straightforward alternative to high-volume XML feeds, FIAS delivers essential data directly from the source in an easy-to-ingest format.
Features
Comprehensive Coverage
Includes over 50,000 government, corporate, and structured assets (including more than 2,000 foreign securities) eligible to be cleared through CDS.
Streamlined Integration
Delivered as a daily .csv snapshot, providing an easy-to-ingest alternative to heavier, complex data feeds.
Primary Sourced Data
Receive information directly from the source (CDS), eliminating the need to rely on other parties (ex. brokers) or manually maintain internal master security lists.
Granular Detail
Provides daily details on specific data fields including ISIN, CUSIP, security description, issuance currency, and instrument type.
Specifications
Delivery Format
CSV
Delivery Channels
- SFTP
- TMX Webstore (Direct Download)
Coverage
All active securities eligible for CDS settlement (+50,000 total securities, including +2,000 foreign issued)
Frequency
Daily
Use Cases
Our daily FIAS offering supports investment and risk teams—particularly non-Canadian asset managers and insurance companies—in attempting to improve operational efficiency:
Validating Canadian Allocations
Provides global firms with easy access to what can readily be cleared in Canada, essential for determining investment eligibility and posting securities as collateral.
Reducing Operational Risk
Reduces the heavy lifting that can be required to validate clearance eligibility by providing verified, primary-sourced data.
Streamlining Due Diligence
Can be used to eliminate or reduce the need to query brokers for clearance status or manage internal master security lists, supporting faster, more informed investment decisions.
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