September 5, 2006

Note that these indices are experimental; the absolute and relative daily values are expected to change in the final version
Index Current Yield (at bid) YTW Average Trading Value Mod Dur (YTW) Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value
Ratchet 4.43% 4.44% 39,444 16.59 1 1.1537% 999.1
Fixed-Floater 4.97% 4.13% 323,934 13.93 6 -0.1862% 997.7
Floater 4.64% -14.16% 75,883 8.05 4 -0.0100% 1,008.5
Op. Retract 4.69% 2.19% 71,741 2.55 18 0.1813% 1,009.7
Split-Share 4.99% 3.74% 53,766 2.75 10 0.1391% 1,007.3
Interest Bearing 6.81% 4.97% 57,318 1.86 7 0.1005% 1,018.5
Perpetual-Premium 5.16% 4.22% 184,712 4.44 48 0.0280% 1,019.7
Perpetual-Discount 4.62% 4.63% 282,685 16.18 6 0.0614% 1,028.6
Major Price Changes
Issue Index Change Notes
BC.PR.B FixedFloater -1.6393% Now bid at 24.00-89
BCE.PR.S Ratchet +1.1537 On 5,800 shares – a fairly active day for this issue. Now quoted at 24.55-69, 20×31
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Volume Notes
RY.PR.S PerpetualPremium 297,251 This issue has been called for value October 6. Nesbitt crossed 288,000 at $26.09
CM.PR.P PerpetualPremium 175,000 Nesbitt crossed the entire day’s volume at 26.65. The issue has a YTW of 4.46% at the closing bid of 26.58
CM.PR.D PerpetualPremium 105,674 Nesbitt crossed 100,000 @ 27.00. The YTW at this price is 3.59%
GWO.PR.I PerpetualDiscount 94,145 Nesbitt crossed 70,500 @24.30. This issue has the distinction of being the lowest-priced index-included perpetual and has a YTW of 4.63% at the closing bid of 24.25
BAM.PR.B Floater 74,170 Nesbitt crossed 71,000 @ 24.31

There were four other ‘normally priced’ ($25 par value) issues trading over 10,000 shares today.

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