--- title: "Nicola Mining Inc. Engages ICP Securities Inc. for Automated Market Making Services | NICM Stock News" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/284263197.md" description: "Nicola Mining Inc. has engaged ICP Securities Inc. for automated market making services, effective April 27, 2026, for an initial term of four months. ICP will receive a monthly fee of C$7,500 and will use its proprietary algorithm, ICP Premium™, to enhance liquidity. The agreement may renew monthly unless terminated with 30 days' notice. ICP is responsible for its own costs in trading the company's shares. Nicola Mining is a junior mining company with a focus on gold and copper projects in British Columbia." datetime: "2026-04-27T12:00:00.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/284263197.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284263197.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/284263197.md) --- # Nicola Mining Inc. Engages ICP Securities Inc. for Automated Market Making Services | NICM Stock News Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 27, 2026) - **Nicola Mining Inc.** **(NASDAQ: NICM) (TSXV: NIM) (FSE: HLIA)** (the "**Company**" or "**Nicola**") is pleased to announce that it has engaged the services of ICP Securities Inc. ("**ICP**") to provide automated market making services, including use of its proprietary algorithm, ICP Premium™, in compliance with the policies and guidelines of the TSX Venture Exchange and other applicable legislation. ICP will be paid a monthly fee of C$7,500, plus applicable taxes. The agreement between the Company and ICP was signed with a start date April 27th, 2026 and is for four (4) months (the "Initial Term") and shall be automatically renewed for subsequent one (1) month terms (each month called an "Additional Term") unless either party provides at least thirty (30) days written notice prior to the end of the Initial Term or an Additional Term, as applicable. There are no performance factors contained in the agreement and no stock options or other compensation in connection with the engagement. ICP and its clients may acquire an interest in the securities of the Company in the future. ICP is an arm's length party to the Company. ICP's market making activity will be primarily to correct temporary imbalances in the supply and demand of the Company's shares. ICP will be responsible for the costs it incurs in buying and selling the Company's shares, and no third party will be providing funds or securities for the market making activities. **ABOUT ICP SECURITIES INC. **ICP Securities Inc. is a Toronto based CIRO dealer-member that specializes in automated market making and liquidity provision, as well as having a proprietary market making algorithm, ICP Premium™, that enhances liquidity and quote health. Established in 2023, with a focus on market structure, execution, and trading, ICP has leveraged its own proprietary technology to deliver high quality liquidity provision and execution services to a broad array of public issuers and institutional investors. **About Nicola Mining **Nicola Mining Inc. is a junior mining company listed on the TSX-V Exchange and Frankfurt Exchange that maintains a 100% owned mill and tailings facility, located near Merritt, British Columbia. It has signed Mining and Milling Profit Share Agreements with high-grade BC-based gold projects. Nicola's fully permitted mill can process both gold and silver mill feed via gravity and flotation processes. The Company owns 100% of the New Craigmont Project, a property that hosts historical high-grade copper mineralization and covers an area of over 10,800 hectares along the southern end of the Guichon Batholith and is adjacent to Highland Valley Copper, Canada's largest copper mine. The Company also owns 100% of the Treasure Mountain Property, which includes 30 mineral claims and a mineral lease, spanning an area exceeding 2,200 hectares. On behalf of the Board of Directors "_Peter Espig_" Peter Espig CEO & Director **Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.** To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/294393 ### Related Stocks - [NICM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NICM.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Consensus Mining & Seigniorage Corporation GAAP EPS of -$2.95](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285162166.md) - [Hemlo Mining (HMMC) Has a New Rating from TD Cowen](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285068707.md) - [Barclays Issues a Buy Rating on Endeavour Mining (EDV)](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285163859.md) - [A Look At Santacruz Silver Mining’s Valuation As It Releases Its 2025 Sustainability Report](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285247575.md) - [Ballard Mining outlines gold growth plans in risk-heavy investor brief](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285008337.md)