December 4, 2018

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Broad markets were hammered today, with some help from the Stable Genius:

Stocks fell on Tuesday, after President Trump sowed confusion over the status of a truce in the trade war between the United States and China, while the bond market, often considered a safe haven for investors, sent a stark warning about expectations for an economic slowdown.

The S&P 500 dropped more than 3 percent, with economically sensitive financial and transportation stocks sliding.

The warning from the bond market came through what’s known as the yield curve, the difference between interest rates on short-term United States government bonds, such as two-year notes, and longer term bonds, such as the 10-year Treasury.

The gap between the two-year and 10-year yields has decreased to less than 0.12 percentage points — the lowest it has been since before the financial crisis. Many analysts say it could soon fall below zero, a phenomenon known as an “inversion.”

The Trump administration and Beijing said on Saturday that they had essentially reached an agreement to pause the trade war for 90 days while the two sides try and reach a formal trade deal. The S&P 500-stock index had climbed more than 1 percent on Monday following news of that deal.

But Mr. Trump’s tweet on Tuesday seemed to undercut the promise of that agreement.

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I’m not entirely happy about reproducing tweets to convey what in any other administration would be a major policy announcement, but nobody cares about my happiness.

HIMIPref™ Preferred Indices
These values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ Indices

Values are provisional and are finalized monthly
Index Mean
Current
Yield
(at bid)
Median
YTW
Median
Average
Trading
Value
Median
Mod Dur
(YTW)
Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value
Ratchet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -1.6093 % 2,594.8
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -1.6093 % 4,761.4
Floater 4.48 % 4.82 % 39,192 15.74 4 -1.6093 % 2,744.0
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.1395 % 3,171.6
SplitShare 4.64 % 5.32 % 86,243 4.63 7 -0.1395 % 3,787.6
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.1395 % 2,955.2
Perpetual-Premium 5.60 % 3.05 % 129,340 0.08 2 -0.3174 % 2,857.1
Perpetual-Discount 5.75 % 5.93 % 72,832 13.94 33 0.2731 % 2,867.5
FixedReset Disc 5.01 % 5.62 % 191,354 14.48 66 -1.8832 % 2,237.7
Deemed-Retractible 5.54 % 7.60 % 90,205 5.17 27 -0.0217 % 2,856.5
FloatingReset 4.10 % 5.17 % 34,815 2.99 7 -1.9866 % 2,506.5
FixedReset Prem 5.17 % 4.39 % 290,205 2.32 14 0.0531 % 2,504.1
FixedReset Bank Non 2.98 % 4.16 % 121,847 2.94 6 0.0000 % 2,568.9
FixedReset Ins Non 4.96 % 8.13 % 125,132 5.22 22 -0.8790 % 2,266.9
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
TRP.PR.F FloatingReset -7.16 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 15.55
Evaluated at bid price : 15.55
Bid-YTW : 5.82 %
HSE.PR.A FixedReset Disc -6.88 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 13.40
Evaluated at bid price : 13.40
Bid-YTW : 6.95 %
TRP.PR.H FloatingReset -6.45 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 13.05
Evaluated at bid price : 13.05
Bid-YTW : 5.71 %
TRP.PR.B FixedReset Disc -5.84 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 13.06
Evaluated at bid price : 13.06
Bid-YTW : 6.46 %
TRP.PR.E FixedReset Disc -5.34 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 17.90
Evaluated at bid price : 17.90
Bid-YTW : 6.44 %
TRP.PR.A FixedReset Disc -5.26 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 15.66
Evaluated at bid price : 15.66
Bid-YTW : 6.53 %
TRP.PR.C FixedReset Disc -5.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 14.15
Evaluated at bid price : 14.15
Bid-YTW : 6.35 %
CU.PR.C FixedReset Disc -4.89 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 18.30
Evaluated at bid price : 18.30
Bid-YTW : 6.00 %
EMA.PR.F FixedReset Disc -4.56 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 19.25
Evaluated at bid price : 19.25
Bid-YTW : 6.30 %
TRP.PR.D FixedReset Disc -4.41 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 17.97
Evaluated at bid price : 17.97
Bid-YTW : 6.46 %
VNR.PR.A FixedReset Disc -4.35 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 21.10
Evaluated at bid price : 21.10
Bid-YTW : 5.93 %
BAM.PF.G FixedReset Disc -3.90 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 20.18
Evaluated at bid price : 20.18
Bid-YTW : 6.31 %
BIP.PR.D FixedReset Disc -3.85 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 21.90
Evaluated at bid price : 22.23
Bid-YTW : 6.51 %
BAM.PF.E FixedReset Disc -3.59 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 19.33
Evaluated at bid price : 19.33
Bid-YTW : 6.23 %
BMO.PR.T FixedReset Disc -3.52 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 20.00
Evaluated at bid price : 20.00
Bid-YTW : 5.59 %
BAM.PF.B FixedReset Disc -3.50 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 19.83
Evaluated at bid price : 19.83
Bid-YTW : 6.20 %
BAM.PR.B Floater -3.38 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 14.30
Evaluated at bid price : 14.30
Bid-YTW : 4.91 %
BAM.PF.A FixedReset Disc -3.00 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 21.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.00
Bid-YTW : 6.19 %
TRP.PR.G FixedReset Disc -2.99 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 19.45
Evaluated at bid price : 19.45
Bid-YTW : 6.48 %
TD.PF.D FixedReset Disc -2.95 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 21.40
Evaluated at bid price : 21.72
Bid-YTW : 5.65 %
NA.PR.W FixedReset Disc -2.80 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 19.44
Evaluated at bid price : 19.44
Bid-YTW : 5.75 %
BAM.PF.F FixedReset Disc -2.78 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 20.27
Evaluated at bid price : 20.27
Bid-YTW : 6.35 %
BAM.PR.R FixedReset Disc -2.77 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 17.23
Evaluated at bid price : 17.23
Bid-YTW : 6.30 %
TD.PF.E FixedReset Disc -2.60 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 21.67
Evaluated at bid price : 22.11
Bid-YTW : 5.61 %
BIP.PR.A FixedReset Disc -2.60 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 20.26
Evaluated at bid price : 20.26
Bid-YTW : 6.99 %
PWF.PR.P FixedReset Disc -2.41 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 16.21
Evaluated at bid price : 16.21
Bid-YTW : 5.65 %
HSE.PR.C FixedReset Disc -2.40 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 19.50
Evaluated at bid price : 19.50
Bid-YTW : 6.78 %
NA.PR.E FixedReset Disc -2.38 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 20.50
Evaluated at bid price : 20.50
Bid-YTW : 5.84 %
MFC.PR.Q FixedReset Ins Non -2.38 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 20.10
Bid-YTW : 8.93 %
TD.PF.B FixedReset Disc -2.34 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 20.41
Evaluated at bid price : 20.41
Bid-YTW : 5.53 %
CM.PR.O FixedReset Disc -2.32 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 20.18
Evaluated at bid price : 20.18
Bid-YTW : 5.65 %
GWO.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non -2.27 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 15.52
Bid-YTW : 11.85 %
MFC.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non -2.23 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.88
Bid-YTW : 9.75 %
IFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non -2.16 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.72
Bid-YTW : 7.83 %
MFC.PR.M FixedReset Ins Non -2.15 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 19.10
Bid-YTW : 9.64 %
HSE.PR.E FixedReset Disc -2.14 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 20.55
Evaluated at bid price : 20.55
Bid-YTW : 6.90 %
BAM.PR.C Floater -2.09 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 14.49
Evaluated at bid price : 14.49
Bid-YTW : 4.84 %
CM.PR.S FixedReset Disc -2.08 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 20.76
Evaluated at bid price : 20.76
Bid-YTW : 5.64 %
NA.PR.G FixedReset Disc -1.97 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 21.88
Evaluated at bid price : 22.35
Bid-YTW : 5.59 %
RY.PR.M FixedReset Disc -1.90 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 21.12
Evaluated at bid price : 21.12
Bid-YTW : 5.60 %
MFC.PR.J FixedReset Ins Non -1.88 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.39
Bid-YTW : 7.81 %
EMA.PR.H FixedReset Disc -1.84 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 22.78
Evaluated at bid price : 23.95
Bid-YTW : 5.09 %
TD.PF.C FixedReset Disc -1.70 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 20.25
Evaluated at bid price : 20.25
Bid-YTW : 5.52 %
MFC.PR.L FixedReset Ins Non -1.68 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.68
Bid-YTW : 9.94 %
CU.PR.I FixedReset Disc -1.65 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2020-12-01
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.50
Bid-YTW : 5.62 %
PWF.PR.Q FloatingReset -1.62 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 18.25
Evaluated at bid price : 18.25
Bid-YTW : 4.56 %
MFC.PR.H FixedReset Ins Non -1.59 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.67
Bid-YTW : 8.13 %
NA.PR.C FixedReset Disc -1.58 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 22.35
Evaluated at bid price : 23.00
Bid-YTW : 5.85 %
BNS.PR.I FixedReset Disc -1.39 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 22.13
Evaluated at bid price : 22.76
Bid-YTW : 5.22 %
BAM.PR.Z FixedReset Disc -1.28 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 20.76
Evaluated at bid price : 20.76
Bid-YTW : 6.19 %
SLF.PR.A Deemed-Retractible -1.22 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 20.17
Bid-YTW : 8.86 %
BMO.PR.S FixedReset Disc -1.20 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 20.65
Evaluated at bid price : 20.65
Bid-YTW : 5.53 %
TD.PF.A FixedReset Disc -1.15 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 20.58
Evaluated at bid price : 20.58
Bid-YTW : 5.44 %
MFC.PR.F FixedReset Ins Non -1.15 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 15.50
Bid-YTW : 11.83 %
BMO.PR.W FixedReset Disc -1.07 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 20.25
Evaluated at bid price : 20.25
Bid-YTW : 5.48 %
MFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non -1.06 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 20.51
Bid-YTW : 8.26 %
BAM.PR.M Perpetual-Discount 1.04 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 19.45
Evaluated at bid price : 19.45
Bid-YTW : 6.23 %
CU.PR.D Perpetual-Discount 1.08 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 21.47
Evaluated at bid price : 21.47
Bid-YTW : 5.75 %
POW.PR.D Perpetual-Discount 1.13 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 21.47
Evaluated at bid price : 21.47
Bid-YTW : 5.92 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
TRP.PR.C FixedReset Disc 89,382 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 14.15
Evaluated at bid price : 14.15
Bid-YTW : 6.35 %
RY.PR.Q FixedReset Prem 88,183 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-05-24
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.77
Bid-YTW : 4.26 %
TD.PF.A FixedReset Disc 79,564 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 20.58
Evaluated at bid price : 20.58
Bid-YTW : 5.44 %
PWF.PR.S Perpetual-Discount 63,378 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 20.68
Evaluated at bid price : 20.68
Bid-YTW : 5.88 %
CM.PR.Q FixedReset Disc 58,666 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 21.54
Evaluated at bid price : 21.91
Bid-YTW : 5.57 %
BMO.PR.Y FixedReset Disc 50,615 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 21.37
Evaluated at bid price : 21.68
Bid-YTW : 5.57 %
There were 62 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
TRP.PR.E FixedReset Disc Quote: 17.90 – 18.87
Spot Rate : 0.9700
Average : 0.6080

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 17.90
Evaluated at bid price : 17.90
Bid-YTW : 6.44 %

TRP.PR.F FloatingReset Quote: 15.55 – 16.50
Spot Rate : 0.9500
Average : 0.6026

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 15.55
Evaluated at bid price : 15.55
Bid-YTW : 5.82 %

VNR.PR.A FixedReset Disc Quote: 21.10 – 22.02
Spot Rate : 0.9200
Average : 0.6005

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 21.10
Evaluated at bid price : 21.10
Bid-YTW : 5.93 %

TD.PF.D FixedReset Disc Quote: 21.72 – 22.34
Spot Rate : 0.6200
Average : 0.3815

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 21.40
Evaluated at bid price : 21.72
Bid-YTW : 5.65 %

TRP.PR.D FixedReset Disc Quote: 17.97 – 18.55
Spot Rate : 0.5800
Average : 0.3496

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 17.97
Evaluated at bid price : 17.97
Bid-YTW : 6.46 %

TRP.PR.A FixedReset Disc Quote: 15.66 – 16.35
Spot Rate : 0.6900
Average : 0.4631

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-12-04
Maturity Price : 15.66
Evaluated at bid price : 15.66
Bid-YTW : 6.53 %

3 Responses to “December 4, 2018”

  1. prefQC says:

    Any idea why TRP prefs in particular were so heavily hit today? Most of them are now trading at prices that will offer quite extraordinary yields for investment grade after the next reset, under all but the most cataclysmic scenarios.

  2. malcolmm says:

    Trump is a tariff man – it figures.

    I guess he hasn’t figured out yet that tariffs are ultimately paid for either by taxpayers or by corporations (who then pass them on to their customers).

  3. jiHymas says:

    Any idea why TRP prefs in particular were so heavily hit today?

    Nope! I’m looking at the yields available from these blue-chip companies and I can’t believe my eyes!

    tariffs are ultimately paid for either by taxpayers or by corporations (who then pass them on to their customers).

    Yes, that’s problem #1 for sure. I worry more about problem #2, the effect on domestic companies that are not directly affected by the tariffs. In the first place, the constraint on competition allows them to raise their prices, and so consumers will pay more for goods untouched by foreign hands. More insidiously, constrained competition allows them to get away with second-rate business practices, which leaves domestic industry at a huge disadvantage when the bubble inevitably pops. Remember the foreign car invasion of the 1970s?

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