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Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Chi-X Canada, an Alternative Trading System for Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture listed securities, from Chi-X Global. 

Nasdaq announced its intent to acquire Chi-X Canada on December 8, 2015.  The deal expands Nasdaq’s equities trading business beyond the Nordics and the U.S., and enhances the trading experience for customers by promoting greater uniformity in technology and functionality across these trading venues.

Nasdaq expects the acquisition to be immediately accretive to the company's earnings, excluding transaction-related costs and to have no material impact on Nasdaq's financial leverage or capital return strategy.

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Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services across six continents. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 70 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to more than 3,700 listed companies with a market value of approximately $9.6 trillion and nearly 10,000 corporate clients. To learn more, visit: nasdaq.com/ambition or business.nasdaq.com.

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