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Membership Requirements |
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The
standards for membership on CDNX are equivalent to the standards required by the other
Canadian stock exchanges. Supporting documentation for membership is thoroughly reviewed
in a timely manner, as is the background and character of the principals of each firm. Each CDNX member firm must meet the following minimum requirements:
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Member is federally or
provincially incorporated in Canada |
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Must be a member of a recognized
self-regulatory organization, |
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Member maintains a proper system
of financial records with all accounting, trading and sales compliance records kept in
Canada |
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Membership Benefits |
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The
benefits of Canadian Venture Exchange membership include:
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Access to a well-regulated
market. CDNX regulates and monitors participants, enforcing policies designed to ensure an
honest, fair and efficient market for venture capital |
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Open and transparent trading
system: TradeCDNX provides CDNX's pure auction market with a fully-automated trade
execution system |
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Sophisticated market
surveillance: enables CDNX to maintain market integrity by providing a complete audit
trail and timely analysis of trading activity |
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Active business development
program to raise awareness of CDNX successes and cultivate interest from institutional
investors and listings candidates |
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Access to InfoCDNX, CDNX's
comprehensive listed company database |
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Preferred CDNX market
information, including MarketDepth price data and MarketDepth order data |
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Participation in a dynamic
venture capital market |
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Application Summary |
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Where Do I Start? |
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Your firm must
already be a member in good standing of a recognized self-regulatory organization. Before determining whether or not your company is suited for
membership on CDNX, please spend some time reviewing the CDNX rules governing
membership and public ownership. See /../Top/PDF/RuleD.doc
for a soft copy of Rule D. |
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What Documents Must I
Submit? |
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Your application
will be processed efficiently provided the following documents are fully completed and
returned:
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Membership checklist, with
attachments |
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A cheque in the amount of $1,070
non-refundable processing fee (GST included) |
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Completed form 1-U-2000
"Application for Registration/Approval" for all principals |
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What Happens Next? |
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Every membership
application is reviewed by the staff of CDNXs Membership department. It is then
submitted for consideration to the CDNX Board of Directors or its designate, for a
"Ballot of the Members," a process that is typically completed within 10 days. |
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How Long Will it Take? |
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CDNX is committed to
providing service excellence and makes every effort to process all applications in a
timely manner. Most fully-completed applications from qualified firms are processed within
90 days. CDNX Membership staff is dedicated to helping member firm candidates during the
application process and can be reached by telephone (604-689-3334), fax (604-682-8514) or
e-mail (members@cdnx.com). |
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How Do I Obtain
Access to TradeCDNX? |
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The trading system is
referred to as TradeCDNX. Hardware requirements for a work station for a TradeCDNX trader
are listed on the Fee Schedule under Item D. If you require trading access and network
connection, please contact the Manager, Trading Services (Dale Boyd) by telephone (604)
602-6921 or by e-mail at dboyd@cdnx.com |
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Contact
members@cdnx.com for your CDNX Membership
Package, which includes: |
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1. Membership Application Guide |
2. Member Application Checklist* |
3. Trader Requirements |
4. Application for Membership * |
5. CDNX Rule D: Membership |
6. Form 1-U-2000: Uniform Application for Registration/Approval (soft copy is not available) |
7. Fee Schedule |
8. Members'
Agreement |
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* A soft
copy will be downloaded to your PC. You may complete the three asterisked forms
electronically or print copies for manual processing. Please contact members@cdnx.com should you experience any
difficulties. |
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Last
updated: November 15, 2001 |
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