Friday's Market Summary

VOLUME LEADERS

Symbol Name Last Trade Change Volume Related Info XIU.TO ISHARES CDN S&P/TSX 60 IDX F 17.04 Dec 11 0.08 (0.47%) 14,887,867 More DM.TO DULUTH METALS LTD COM NPV 1.79 Dec 11 0.73 (68.87%) 7,879,351 Reports, More TRE.TO SINO-FOREST CORP COM NPV 17.54 Dec 11 0.74 (4.40%) 7,525,816 Reports, More RCI-B.TO ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC. CL B 31.05 Dec 11 2.32 (6.95%) 6,389,991 Reports, More WTN.TO WESTERN COAL CORP 2.77 Dec 11 0.19 (7.36%) 6,312,382 Reports, More MFC.TO MANULIFE FINL CORP COM NPV 18.25 Dec 11 0.29 (1.61%) 5,710,730 Reports, More YRI.TO YAMANA GOLD INC COM NPV 12.73 Dec 11 0.41 (3.12%) 5,147,635 Reports, More BCE.TO BCE INC COM NPV 27.35 Dec 11 1.07 (3.76%) 5,111,181 Reports, More HNU.TO HORIZONS BETAPRO NYMEX 10.31 Dec 11 0.52 (4.80%) 4,717,949 More GCE.TO GRANDE CACHE COAL COM NPV 4.96 Dec 11 0.43 (9.49%) 4,674,780 Reports, More ABX.TO BARRICK GOLD CORP COM NPV 41.90 Dec 11 1.19 (2.76%) 4,099,409 Reports, More HND.TO HORIZONS BETAPRO NYMEX 6.01 Dec 11 0.25 (4.34%) 4,026,785 Reports, More SU.TO Suncor Energy 36.29 Dec 11 0.51 (1.39%) 3,875,056 Reports, More ELD.TO ELDORADO GOLD CORP COM NPV 14.02 Dec 11 0.06 (0.43%) 3,509,182 Reports, More HGU.TO HORIZONS BETAPRO S UNITS CLASS 13.19 Dec 11 0.32 (2.37%) 3,335,863 More NGD.TO NEW GOLD INC COM NPV 3.39 Dec 11 0.08 (2.31%) 3,233,728 Reports, More BBD-B.TO BOMBARDIER INC CLASS'B'S/VTG NP 4.64 Dec 11 0.06 (1.31%) 3,178,813 Reports, More HOU.TO HORIZONS NYMEX Crude Oil Bull P 7.70 Dec 11 0.11 (1.41%) 3,171,318 More K.TO KINROSS GOLD CORP 20.39 Dec 11 0.50 (2.39%) 3,097,190 Reports, More MB.TO MEGA BRANDS INC COM NPV 1.14 Dec 11 0.06 (5.56%) 3,028,312 Reports, More FIU.TO FIRST URANIUM CORP COM NPV 2.19 Dec 11 0.05 (2.34%) 2,917,757 Reports, More SLW.TO SILVER WHEATON COR COM NPV 16.06 Dec 11 0.29 (1.77%) 2,891,484 Reports, More LUN.TO LUNDIN MINING CORP COM NPV 4.20 Dec 11 0.17 (3.89%) 2,838,012 Reports, More HGD.TO HORIZONS BETA PRO S&P/TSX BEAR 4.38 Dec 11 0.11 (2.58%) 2,740,795 More CVE.TO ENOVUS ENERGY INC 25.89 Dec 11 0.41 (1.61%) 2,646,941 More

VOLUME LEADERS

Symbol Name Last Trade Change Volume Related Info ALE.V ALANGE ENERGY CORP (Tier2) 0.45 Dec 11 0.01 (2.27%) 6,021,257 Reports, More AEX.V APPLETON EXPLORATION INC (Tier2 0.18 Dec 11 0.015 (9.09%) 5,378,950 More FWR.V FREEWEST RESOURCES CANADA INC. 0.96 Dec 11 0.00 (0.00%) 4,327,433 Reports, More MRS.V MEDORO RESOURCES LTD (Tier1) 0.50 Dec 11 0.065 (14.94%) 3,424,473 Reports, More WZR.V WESTERNZAGROS RESOURCES LTD (Ti 0.61 Dec 11 0.07 (12.96%) 2,895,109 Reports, More NOT.V NORONT RESOURCES LTD. (Tier2) 2.09 Dec 11 0.20 (8.73%) 2,558,995 Reports, More CMM.V CENTURY MINING CORPORATION (Tie 0.285 Dec 11 0.025 (9.62%) 2,485,500 Reports, More AVR.V AVION GOLD CORPORATION (Tier2) 0.42 Dec 11 0.00 (0.00%) 2,174,496 Reports, More NPE.V NORTH PEACE ENERGY CORP (Tier2) 0.255 Dec 11 0.005 (2.00%) 1,832,300 Reports, More GWY.V GALWAY RESOURCES LTD (Tier2) 1.71 Dec 11 0.05 (3.01%) 1,731,621 Reports, More ADK.V DIAGNOS INC (Tier2) 0.47 Dec 11 0.09 (23.68%) 1,691,300 Reports, More AAA.V ALLANA RESOURCES INC (Tier2) 0.325 Dec 11 0.025 (7.14%) 1,648,656 More RTE.V RESULT ENERGY INC. (Tier1) 0.34 Dec 11 0.01 (3.03%) 1,579,750 Reports, More SDP.V SVIT GOLD CORP (Tier2) 0.195 Dec 11 0.01 (4.88%) 1,511,100 More GLW.V GOLD WHEATON GOLD CORP (Tier1) 0.355 Dec 11 0.02 (5.33%) 1,326,670 More WMK.V WHITEMUD RESOURCES INC (Tier1) 0.28 Dec 11 0.075 (36.59%) 1,277,100 Reports, More GNH.V GOLDEN HOPE MINES LIMITED (Tier 0.135 Dec 11 0.005 (3.85%) 1,264,349 Reports, More CYR.V CIRRUS ENERGY CORPORATION (Tier 2.60 Dec 11 0.19 (7.88%) 1,262,803 Reports, More MMC.V MULTIPLIED MEDIA CORPORATION (T 0.165 Dec 11 0.015 (10.00%) 1,214,500 Reports, More LFD.V LONGFORD ENERGY INC (Tier2) 0.265 Dec 11 0.00 (0.00%) 1,206,985 Reports, More RR.V RAINY RIVER RESOURCES LTD. (Tie 3.40 Dec 11 0.42 (14.09%) 1,177,570 Reports, More MMT.V MART RESOURCES INC. (Tier2) 0.11 Dec 11 0.005 (4.76%) 1,117,700 Reports, More LGC.V LUNA GOLD CORP (Tier2) 0.53 Dec 11 0.01 (1.85%) 1,087,223 Reports, More ENA.V ENABLENCE TECHNOLOGIES INC (Tie 0.58 Dec 11 0.05 (9.43%) 1,066,014 Reports, More TVC.V TOURNIGAN ENERGY LTD (Tier1) 0.19 Dec 11 0.005 (2.70%) 1,058,420 Reports, More

NASDAQ VOLUME LEADERS

Symbol Name Last Trade Change Volume Related Info SNSS Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1.72 Dec 11 0.33 (23.74%) 72,444,320 Profile, Reports, More QQQQ PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fun 44.13 Dec 11 0.17 (0.38%) 66,643,628 Profile, Reports, More MSFT Microsoft Corporation 29.85 Dec 11 0.02 (0.07%) 43,746,588 Profile, Reports, More INTC Intel Corporation 19.90 Dec 11 0.25 (1.24%) 39,141,562 Profile, Reports, More CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. 23.768 Dec 11 0.172 (0.72%) 27,739,068 Profile, Reports, More ORCL Oracle Corporation 22.78 Dec 11 0.19 (0.84%) 26,741,952 Profile, Reports, More ETFC E*TRADE Financial Corporation 1.66 Dec 11 0.05 (3.11%) 25,845,065 Profile, Reports, More UAUA UAL Corporation 10.99 Dec 11 0.82 (8.06%) 23,369,793 Profile, Reports, More RIMM Research In Motion Limited 63.84 Dec 11 1.96 (2.98%) 22,631,769 Profile, Reports, More YHOO Yahoo! Inc. 15.74 Dec 11 0.25 (1.61%) 22,607,415 Profile, Reports, More DELL Dell Inc. 13.12 Dec 11 0.11 (0.83%) 21,637,941 Profile, Reports, More BRCD Brocade Communications Systems, 7.41 Dec 11 0.06 (0.80%) 20,714,997 Profile, Reports, More CMCSA Comcast Corporation 17.64 Dec 11 0.06 (0.34%) 20,068,307 Profile, Reports, More JBLU JetBlue Airways Corporation 5.92 Dec 11 0.21 (3.68%) 17,109,778 Profile, Reports, More QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated 44.90 Dec 11 0.66 (1.45%) 16,493,246 Profile, Reports, More COMS 3Com Corporation 7.48 Dec 11 0.02 (0.27%) 16,268,335 Profile, Reports, More LVLT Level 3 Communications, Inc. 1.43 Dec 11 0.03 (2.14%) 16,161,005 Profile, Reports, More DTV DIRECTV 33.00 Dec 11 0.12 (0.36%) 15,613,893 Profile, Reports, More CIEN Ciena Corporation 11.50 Dec 11 0.22 (1.88%) 15,497,763 Profile, Reports, More AAPL Apple Inc. 194.67 Dec 11 1.76 (0.90%) 15,349,054 Profile, Reports, More DNDN Dendreon Corporation 25.31 Dec 11 0.34 (1.33%) 12,961,262 Profile, Reports, More AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. 13.38 Dec 11 0.07 (0.53%) 12,818,901 Profile, Reports, More ATVI Activision Blizzard, Inc 10.75 Dec 11 0.01 (0.09%) 12,702,053 Reports, More JAVA Sun Microsystems, Inc. 8.36 Dec 11 0.16 (1.88%) 11,969,821 Profile, Reports, More BRCM Broadcom Corporation 30.16 Dec 11 1.23 (3.92%) 11,938,431 Profile, Reports, More

U.S. pay czar brings in limit on fat bonuses

December 12, 2009

DANIEL WAGNER

WASHINGTON–The Obama administration's pay czar is limiting the cash compensation for executives at companies that received the largest taxpayer bailouts to $500,000.

The 25th through the 100th top earners at Citigroup, GMAC, American International Group and General Motors must also take more than half their compensation in stock, and at least half must be delayed for three or more years, said Kenneth Feinberg, the Treasury Department's Special Master for Executive Compensation.

About 12 executives were granted exemptions to the $500,000 cash cap because they were necessary for the companies to "thrive, be able to compete and not lose key people," he said Friday.

The new rules will only apply to the second half of December, and will not affect what the employees have already been paid this year.

The rules will affect many workers' year-end bonuses and stock grants and will serve as a starting point for negotiations next year over pay packages for 2010.

Feinberg already announced specific pay packages for the top 25 earners at firms he oversees. His rulings don't apply to Bank of America because its bailouts were repaid this week. Chrysler and Chrysler Financial also were exempt because executives there made less than $500,000.

Under the new rules, cash can make up only 45 per cent of a person's pay. At least half of total compensation must be ``long-term," and cannot be redeemed for at least three years. And all incentive pay must come from a pool whose size is based on earnings or another performance measure.

Fringe benefits like the use of private jets will be limited to a value of $25,000 per year.

Unlike the pay packages for the top 25 earners, the rules will mostly be implemented by the companies. But Feinberg said he did review all the requests for cash salaries in excess of $500,000 per year.

He reviewed dozens of requests but granted only about 12. Of those, all but one will earn between $500,000 and $950,000. The remaining person will earn about $1.5 million. He did not identify the individuals or companies.

Feinberg did say that some of the exemptions were granted for AIG, which received government support worth up to $182 billion. Large bonuses at the firm sparked outrage earlier this year.

Going forward, the independent directors on the companies' compensation committees will have to approve such exemptions. Feinberg will continue to oversee them.