January 4, 2007

Note that these indices are experimental; the absolute and relative daily values are expected to change in the final version. In this version, index values are based at 1,000.0 on 2006-6-30
Index Mean Current Yield (at bid) Mean YTW Mean Average Trading Value Mean Mod Dur (YTW) Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value
Ratchet 4.08% 4.08% 30,988 17.28 1 -0.0799% 1,035.8
Fixed-Floater 4.79% 3.63% 85,715 10.69 7 +0.1012% 1,037.2
Floater 4.58% -21.16% 66,971 8.25 4 0.1697% 1,039.4
Op. Retract 4.66% 1.41% 82,149 2.05 17 +0.0670% 1,033.3
Split-Share 5.11% 1.10% 194,528 2.27 10 +0.2282% 1,044.7
Interest Bearing 6.70% 5.35% 73,379 2.39 6 +0.3886% 1,035.0
Perpetual-Premium 4.99% 3.54% 265,397 4.36 55 +0.1153% 1,055.1
Perpetual-Discount 4.48% 4.50% 793,720 16.41 3 -0.0890% 1,060.8
Major Price Changes
Issue Index Change Notes
MST.PR.A InterestBearing +1.3834% Still with an attactive pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.44%, based on a price of 10.26 and a hardMaturity 2009-09-30 at $10.00
IAG.PR.A PerpetualPremium +1.3917% Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.34% based on a bid of $25.50 and a call 2015-04-30 at $25.00.
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Volume Notes
TD.PR.M OpRet 345,600 Global crossed 171,400 for cash at $28.28, then crossed 171,400 for regular settlement at $27.98 in with the same timestamp. This issue went ex-Dividend
PWF.PR.A Scraps 56,600 RBC crossed 35,000 at 25.50, then Scotia bought 11,000 from Desjardins, then crossed 10,000 all at the same price. I only just moved this from “Floaters” to “Scraps” on volume considerations. This trading is clearly a conspiracy to make me look silly.
RY.PR.A PerpetualPremium 25,600 Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.46%, based on a bid of 25.15 and a call 2015-6-23 at $25.00. The yield for the limitMaturity is the same, so take your pick.
SLF.PR.D PerpetualDiscount 24,988 Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.50% based on a bid of $24.82 and a limitMaturity
GWO.PR.I PerpetualDiscount 18,180 Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.53% based on a bid of $24.93 and a limitMaturity

There were six other “$25 p.v. equivalent” index-included issues with over 10,000 shares traded today.

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