TMX Datalinx Security Master provides comprehensive and accurate reference data for Canadian financial instruments, including equities, fixed income, and interlisted securities. Sourced directly from issuers, regulatory filings, and The Canadian Depository for Securities (CDS), our Security Master is a single source of truth to assist with streamlined operations, precise trade settlements, and effective portfolio management.
Key Benefits

Accurate & Timely Data
We leverage cutting-edge technology and expert analysts to maintain a high level of data accuracy and timeliness.

Directly Sourced
Data is sourced directly from the industry authorities, to deliver clean and up-to-date information.

Process Automation
Power and automate critical processes such as portfolio rebalancing, trade settlement, regulatory and compliance checks, and financial reporting.

Centralized Reference Data
Provides a single source of truth for improved asset classification, performance analysis, and investment product development.

Cost Reduction
Streamlines operations and minimizes compliance-related expenses.
Comprehensive Reference Datasets
Security Master for All Canadian Securities
The CDSX Security Master File provides comprehensive and timely details on eligible securities that can be settled by CDS. We provide a database of current securities and a daily / weekly / monthly file of updates.
Features include:
- Reference details on 75,000+ active securities which can be cleared via CDS in Canada, covering Canadian, U.S. and foreign issued securities
- Daily updates covering fixed income products ranging from money market instruments to asset backed securities (full list available upon request)
- Over 100 characteristic fields with key reference data from ISIN and CUSIP to Maturity and Currency (full list available upon request)
Coverage includes:
- Common and preferred shares
- Corporate, federal, provincial and municipal bonds
- Canada savings bonds and premium bonds
- Treasury bills
- Bankers' acceptances
- Commercial paper
- Rights, warrants, units
- Strip bonds and coupon receipts
- Mortgage- and other asset-backed securities
- Exchange-traded options
- Index-linked notes
- Installment receipts
Provides preliminary and confirmed information on securities issues in the form of a database (7030 file) of electronic text files of securities information, including:
- Reference Information such as ISIN, security type, instrument type, market symbol or ticker, alternate security code (e.g. CUSIP), security description, issuer code, and maturity date
- Features relating to corporate action entitlement events such as interest/dividend payment distribution frequency, currency, interest compounding method, feature start and expiry dates.
- Restriction indicators for deposit and withdrawals, trade reporting and settlement.
- Custodian information such as location and type of custody.
- An update file (7031 file) is sent daily to subscribers with updates and additions to the CDSX Security Master File.
Specifications
Frequency
Daily, Weekly, MonthlyFormat
Fixed length text (.txt) made up of six record typesDelivery
FTPResources
Product.pdfSecurity Master for TSX, TSXV and MX Securities
TSX Security Master provides comprehensive equities reference data, such as issue name, symbol, CUSIP, nature of business, outstanding shares, company name, as well as name changes, splits, listing, suspension and delisting dates. Consists of two files covering all Toronto Stock Exchange listings and all TSX Venture Exchange listings.
Specifications
Frequency
Twice Daily - Before 6:00 AM and After 5:00 PM EST, and MonthlyFormat
Tab Delimited Text (.txt)Delivery
FTP, Web, EmailThe daily Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation (CDCC) Security Master File provides comprehensive and timely details on all derivative products traded on the Montreal Exchange and cleared through the CDCC.
Coverage Includes:
- Canadian bankers acceptance futures
- Future contracts on canadian shares
- Canada government bond futures
- Sector Index futures
- Index futures
- Index mini futures
- International cannabis Index futures
- Corra futures
- Equity options
- Index options
- Options on exchange traded funds
- Options on the US dollar
- Options on Bond futures
Specifications
Frequency
DailyFormat
TXTDelivery
FTPThe Listed Company Contacts report includes contact name and title, company name, address, phone number, and fax number. The TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) report includes: name of the company president, company name, address, phone number, industry classification, outstanding shares, and price data.
Specifications
Frequency
ad hoc updates (TSX), Monthly (TSXV)Format
Tab delimited text (.tx). TSXV is also available in (.xls)Delivery
Web, FTP, EmailThe Quoted Market Value files contain the outstanding shares, closing price and quoted market value for all listed securities. Separate products are provided for Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange.
Specifications
Frequency
MonthlyFormat
Tab delimited text (.txt)Delivery
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