March 15, 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 4.03% 3.74% 77,840 3.87 1 +0.4762% 1,055.7
Fixed-Floater 4.97% 3.50% 106,156 4.61 5 +0.1106% 1,042.3
Floater 4.73% -18.25% 75,575 5.59 3 -0.3267% 1,052.5
Op. Retract 4.71% 2.69% 75,822 2.14 17 -0.0215% 1,034.2
Split-Share 5.06% 0.40% 182,962 3.11 15 +0.0113% 1,048.5
Interest Bearing 6.49% 4.12% 65,810 2.33 5 -0.1605% 1,043.3
Perpetual-Premium 5.01% 3.75% 238,381 5.13 53 +0.0509% 1,057.9
Perpetual-Discount 4.52% 4.52% 931,908 13.49 10 +0.0282% 1,067.9
Major Price Changes
Issue Index Change Notes
There were no index-included issues with notable price moves today.
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Volume Notes
FAL.PR.H Scraps (Would be PerpetualPremium, but there are rating concerns) 203,300 Desjardins crossed 200,000 at $26.00 at the end of a burst of nine trades that took the price from $25.80 to $26.00. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 3.58% based on a bid of $25.73 and a call 2008-4-30 at $25.00.
CM.PR.D PerpetualPremium 153,530 Nesbitt crossed 150,000 at $27.04. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 2.78% based on a bid of $27.03 and a call 2008-5-30 at $26.00. Too rich for my blood!
BAM.PR.K Floater 150,223 Scotia crossed 119,100 at $24.75
TD.PR.O PerpetualPremium 101,500 National Bank crossed 100,000 at 26.45. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.09% based on a bid of $26.43 and a call 2014-11-30 at $25.00.
RY.PR.W PerpetualPremium 84,520 TD crossed 80,000 at $26.30. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.14% based on a bid of $26.25 and a call 2014-3-26 at $25.00.
RY.PR.F PerpetualDiscount 63,075 Recent new issue. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.50% based on a bid of $24.76 and a limitMaturity.

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

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