Alanna Rosen

The Toronto Stock Exchange launched the TSX30 last year. It is a flagship program that showcases the 30 top-performing stocks on the TSX and companies that have represented sustained excellence in the long-term.

The returns on the companies are calculated on the basis of dividend-adjusted share price appreciation over a three-year period. The list for 2020 was released last month and here we look at the top TSX five performers in the last three years.

John McKenzie, CEO of TMX Group said, “We are especially proud to present the 2020 TSX30, an important means of showcasing some exciting issuer success stories across our market. “

IPOs or initial public offerings have always excited investors. It is the process of offering shares of a private corporation to the public in a new stock issuance. Before an IPO, a company is private with limited shareholders including the founders and some private investors. In other words, a typical stock investor cannot buy stocks of a private company. But once a company decides to go public and lists on an exchange, any investor can buy its stocks.

The electric vehicle space has been garnering significant interest in recent times. As people all over the world are transitioning towards environmentally friendly vehicles, share prices of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and peers have gained solid momentum right now. One such company is WorkHorse Group (NASDAQ:WKHS) that has surged close to 600% in 2020 and is valued at a market cap of $2.1 billion.

Automation has invaded most of the areas of finance and securities trading is no exception. Algorithmic Trading is the new age phenomenon and stock exchanges swear by it. According to the US, nearly 70% of overall trading volume in the US is done through algorithmic trading.

As the novel coronavirus bulldozed its way into the G7 nations in the US and Western Europe, it halted the biggest market rally on February 19. Within the next fortnight, the stock market plummeted by 20%, the fastest crash in this century in the US.

A 20% drop from the previous highs is considered as a bear market, but the speed with which the stocks dropped denotes a crash. However, the stock markets recovered amid optimism that the pandemic wouldn’t last long and the economy would revive. Since, the circumstance was unique, not similar to other historic crashes, the markets responded quickly.

TORONTO, July 21, 2020 – Hashtag Investing, a unique and rapidly growing social community for stock investors, has now launched an app for iOS and Android. where investors can now download the app from Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store. This feature will now allow the members to access the community on their mobile devices so that they can stay updated, discuss and share their opinions on the go.

The social community for investors is now over 4,000 members strong and aims at becoming the highest quality online community for investor education and knowledge sharing. Through the Hashtag Investing app, stock investors can post updates, follow each other, share educational content, conduct polls, and chat real-time. Its robust platform has the power to become a full-fledged social networking site for stock investors.