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<\/a><\/a>\nIvyDB Canada 5.0<\/a> covers over 300 optionable securities from Canadian exchanges, with historical data and daily updates available for most since March 2007. This newest release gives users:<\/p> \nTrading in Canadian options is on the rise, with The Montreal Exchange<\/a> reporting an average of 950,000 Canadian derivatives contracts traded daily in Q4 2025 (a 10% increase year-over-year), including increases in ETF options volume and equity options volume.<\/p> \n\u201cWith the proliferation of short-dated options, high-beta CDRs, hedging, and speed in trading, the Canadian options market is steadily growing,\u201d said Eran Steinberg, COO at OptionMetrics.<\/a> \u201cAs the premier provider of historical options data, analytics, and volatility worldwide, we are committed to giving institutional investors and academics access to the highest quality data, with which to capture information to assess risk and develop investment strategies. Many of our clients tell us our data is indispensable, as OptionMetrics continues to make precise valuations and flexibility a priority in our datasets.\u201d<\/p> \nOptionMetrics announced similar methodology updates in its flagship IvyDB US 7.0<\/a> and IvyDB ETF 5.0<\/a> historical options data earlier this year. The new updates in IvyDB Canada 5.0<\/a> enable quants and others to easily convert and build strategies developed in IvyDB US to IvyDB Canada.<\/p> \nIvyDB Canada includes daily option pricing information, dividend projections, historical distributions and corporate actions, such as splits, mergers, and name changes. OptionMetrics calculates implied volatility for each option price and stores it along with option sensitivities. A standardized constant-maturity volatility surface is calculated for each security every day, enabling users to create robust volatility trading strategies. Daily updates are provided via FTP, Snowflake, and\/or OptionMetrics\u2019 Genie loader, enhanced for easier loading.<\/p> \nContact OptionMetrics<\/b><\/a> to learn more.<\/b><\/p>\n