Glossary of Investment Terms

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Tax-Loss Carry-Forward Any losses incurred on a security transaction may be carried forward indefinitely and be used to offset any future capital gains.

Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section Index (TS2) Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section Index is the smaller company index for Japan.

Toronto 100 Index (TSE 100) An index of the top 100 companies in the Toronto 300 Index, ranked by quoted market value.

Toronto 200 Index (TSE 200) An index of 200 of the smallest securities in the TSE 300 Index, as measured by market capitalization.

Toronto 300 Index (TSE 300) An index of 300 Canadian stocks, in fourteen subgroups, designed to represent the Canadian equity market.

Toronto 35 Index (TSE 35) An index of 35 liquid Canadian stocks, including stocks from most subgroups, but excluding Real Estate & Construction.

Total Return Index Measures the performance of a stated index assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions over a period of time.

Treasury Bills Short term government debt, issued in large denominations by the Bank of Canada usually to institutional investors.