Category: Market Action

Market Action

October 4, 2019

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 -0.2136 % 1,831.9
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.2136 % 3,361.5
Floater 6.58 % 6.81 % 43,737 12.81 4 -0.2136 % 1,937.2
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.0787 % 3,387.5
SplitShare 4.65 % 4.54 % 53,861 3.98 7 -0.0787 % 4,045.4
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.0787 % 3,156.4
Perpetual-Premium 5.58 % -20.28 % 58,469 0.09 6 0.0583 % 3,005.7
Perpetual-Discount 5.41 % 5.49 % 68,512 14.51 28 0.1651 % 3,176.2
FixedReset Disc 5.63 % 5.59 % 178,416 14.36 72 0.1843 % 2,050.0
Deemed-Retractible 5.23 % 5.77 % 63,773 7.88 27 0.2298 % 3,148.4
FloatingReset 4.69 % 7.03 % 63,906 7.84 3 0.5676 % 2,299.0
FixedReset Prem 5.26 % 3.89 % 124,184 1.55 14 0.1474 % 2,591.7
FixedReset Bank Non 1.97 % 4.21 % 84,989 2.25 3 0.2367 % 2,671.8
FixedReset Ins Non 5.58 % 8.21 % 99,969 7.82 21 0.2190 % 2,069.2
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
TD.PF.E FixedReset Disc -1.59 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-04
Maturity Price : 19.14
Evaluated at bid price : 19.14
Bid-YTW : 5.64 %
EMA.PR.C FixedReset Disc 1.01 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-04
Maturity Price : 18.04
Evaluated at bid price : 18.04
Bid-YTW : 5.95 %
BMO.PR.S FixedReset Disc 1.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-04
Maturity Price : 17.51
Evaluated at bid price : 17.51
Bid-YTW : 5.46 %
BAM.PF.B FixedReset Disc 1.23 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-04
Maturity Price : 17.26
Evaluated at bid price : 17.26
Bid-YTW : 6.06 %
BMO.PR.E FixedReset Disc 1.26 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-04
Maturity Price : 20.15
Evaluated at bid price : 20.15
Bid-YTW : 5.38 %
BAM.PF.G FixedReset Disc 1.32 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-04
Maturity Price : 16.90
Evaluated at bid price : 16.90
Bid-YTW : 6.36 %
MFC.PR.J FixedReset Ins Non 1.33 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.24
Bid-YTW : 8.34 %
RY.PR.J FixedReset Disc 1.51 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-04
Maturity Price : 18.85
Evaluated at bid price : 18.85
Bid-YTW : 5.56 %
BAM.PF.F FixedReset Disc 1.52 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-04
Maturity Price : 17.35
Evaluated at bid price : 17.35
Bid-YTW : 6.21 %
SLF.PR.I FixedReset Ins Non 1.55 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.40
Bid-YTW : 7.87 %
IAF.PR.B Deemed-Retractible 1.62 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.00
Bid-YTW : 6.24 %
BMO.PR.Z Perpetual-Discount 1.69 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-04
Maturity Price : 24.22
Evaluated at bid price : 24.70
Bid-YTW : 5.10 %
TRP.PR.B FixedReset Disc 1.86 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-04
Maturity Price : 10.43
Evaluated at bid price : 10.43
Bid-YTW : 6.46 %
TRP.PR.F FloatingReset 1.90 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-04
Maturity Price : 12.85
Evaluated at bid price : 12.85
Bid-YTW : 7.03 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
PVS.PR.E SplitShare 57,600 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-10-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.42
Bid-YTW : 5.08 %
MFC.PR.H FixedReset Ins Non 51,700 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 20.60
Bid-YTW : 6.96 %
NA.PR.S FixedReset Disc 30,853 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-04
Maturity Price : 16.90
Evaluated at bid price : 16.90
Bid-YTW : 5.71 %
BAM.PF.F FixedReset Disc 28,500 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-04
Maturity Price : 17.35
Evaluated at bid price : 17.35
Bid-YTW : 6.21 %
TD.PF.I FixedReset Disc 24,579 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-04
Maturity Price : 21.08
Evaluated at bid price : 21.08
Bid-YTW : 5.36 %
TD.PF.K FixedReset Disc 20,364 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-04
Maturity Price : 19.51
Evaluated at bid price : 19.51
Bid-YTW : 5.46 %
There were 21 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
BAM.PR.Z FixedReset Disc Quote: 18.13 – 18.47
Spot Rate : 0.3400
Average : 0.2061

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-04
Maturity Price : 18.13
Evaluated at bid price : 18.13
Bid-YTW : 6.17 %

PWF.PR.P FixedReset Disc Quote: 12.16 – 12.51
Spot Rate : 0.3500
Average : 0.2307

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-04
Maturity Price : 12.16
Evaluated at bid price : 12.16
Bid-YTW : 6.18 %

HSE.PR.G FixedReset Disc Quote: 17.20 – 17.69
Spot Rate : 0.4900
Average : 0.3787

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-04
Maturity Price : 17.20
Evaluated at bid price : 17.20
Bid-YTW : 7.22 %

CU.PR.G Perpetual-Discount Quote: 21.11 – 21.49
Spot Rate : 0.3800
Average : 0.2694

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-04
Maturity Price : 21.11
Evaluated at bid price : 21.11
Bid-YTW : 5.40 %

EIT.PR.A SplitShare Quote: 25.46 – 25.88
Spot Rate : 0.4200
Average : 0.3133

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Soft Maturity
Maturity Date : 2024-03-14
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.46
Bid-YTW : 4.43 %

PVS.PR.G SplitShare Quote: 25.50 – 25.75
Spot Rate : 0.2500
Average : 0.1473

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Option Certainty
Maturity Date : 2026-02-28
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.50
Bid-YTW : 4.63 %

Market Action

October 3, 2019

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 -0.1422 % 1,835.8
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.1422 % 3,368.7
Floater 6.56 % 6.80 % 43,719 12.82 4 -0.1422 % 1,941.4
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0619 % 3,390.2
SplitShare 4.65 % 4.55 % 50,702 3.98 7 0.0619 % 4,048.6
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0619 % 3,158.9
Perpetual-Premium 5.59 % -20.02 % 59,319 0.09 6 0.0972 % 3,004.0
Perpetual-Discount 5.42 % 5.50 % 68,759 14.55 28 -0.0786 % 3,171.0
FixedReset Disc 5.63 % 5.57 % 173,175 14.34 72 -0.6429 % 2,046.2
Deemed-Retractible 5.24 % 5.79 % 64,404 7.88 27 -0.0966 % 3,141.2
FloatingReset 4.72 % 7.16 % 63,580 7.84 3 -0.7445 % 2,286.0
FixedReset Prem 5.26 % 4.00 % 124,358 1.56 14 -0.1478 % 2,587.9
FixedReset Bank Non 1.98 % 4.47 % 85,624 2.25 3 -0.0139 % 2,665.5
FixedReset Ins Non 5.59 % 8.12 % 100,969 7.82 21 -0.3168 % 2,064.6
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
BAM.PF.F FixedReset Disc -3.17 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 17.09
Evaluated at bid price : 17.09
Bid-YTW : 6.30 %
BAM.PF.G FixedReset Disc -3.08 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 16.68
Evaluated at bid price : 16.68
Bid-YTW : 6.44 %
TRP.PR.G FixedReset Disc -2.66 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 16.84
Evaluated at bid price : 16.84
Bid-YTW : 6.52 %
TRP.PR.F FloatingReset -2.17 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 12.61
Evaluated at bid price : 12.61
Bid-YTW : 7.16 %
BAM.PF.E FixedReset Disc -2.09 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 15.47
Evaluated at bid price : 15.47
Bid-YTW : 6.48 %
MFC.PR.M FixedReset Ins Non -2.05 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 15.74
Bid-YTW : 9.56 %
EMA.PR.F FixedReset Disc -2.04 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 16.36
Evaluated at bid price : 16.36
Bid-YTW : 6.28 %
TD.PF.D FixedReset Disc -2.00 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 18.62
Evaluated at bid price : 18.62
Bid-YTW : 5.70 %
SLF.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non -1.97 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 12.41
Bid-YTW : 11.15 %
RY.PR.J FixedReset Disc -1.95 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 18.57
Evaluated at bid price : 18.57
Bid-YTW : 5.64 %
HSE.PR.C FixedReset Disc -1.86 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 15.80
Evaluated at bid price : 15.80
Bid-YTW : 7.25 %
MFC.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non -1.85 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 15.36
Bid-YTW : 9.80 %
BAM.PR.Z FixedReset Disc -1.82 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 18.31
Evaluated at bid price : 18.31
Bid-YTW : 6.11 %
TD.PF.C FixedReset Disc -1.78 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 16.57
Evaluated at bid price : 16.57
Bid-YTW : 5.63 %
BAM.PR.X FixedReset Disc -1.74 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 12.43
Evaluated at bid price : 12.43
Bid-YTW : 6.34 %
BMO.PR.Z Perpetual-Discount -1.66 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 23.82
Evaluated at bid price : 24.29
Bid-YTW : 5.19 %
MFC.PR.J FixedReset Ins Non -1.64 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.00
Bid-YTW : 8.52 %
TRP.PR.D FixedReset Disc -1.60 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 15.35
Evaluated at bid price : 15.35
Bid-YTW : 6.24 %
BAM.PR.R FixedReset Disc -1.53 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 14.17
Evaluated at bid price : 14.17
Bid-YTW : 6.47 %
TD.PF.B FixedReset Disc -1.45 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 16.95
Evaluated at bid price : 16.95
Bid-YTW : 5.53 %
HSE.PR.A FixedReset Disc -1.41 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 10.52
Evaluated at bid price : 10.52
Bid-YTW : 7.33 %
NA.PR.E FixedReset Disc -1.31 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 18.80
Evaluated at bid price : 18.80
Bid-YTW : 5.57 %
BAM.PR.T FixedReset Disc -1.30 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 14.42
Evaluated at bid price : 14.42
Bid-YTW : 6.43 %
BIP.PR.A FixedReset Disc -1.27 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 17.82
Evaluated at bid price : 17.82
Bid-YTW : 7.01 %
PWF.PR.P FixedReset Disc -1.21 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 12.20
Evaluated at bid price : 12.20
Bid-YTW : 6.16 %
CM.PR.P FixedReset Disc -1.20 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 15.70
Evaluated at bid price : 15.70
Bid-YTW : 5.83 %
BMO.PR.W FixedReset Disc -1.16 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 16.26
Evaluated at bid price : 16.26
Bid-YTW : 5.66 %
BMO.PR.S FixedReset Disc -1.14 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 17.32
Evaluated at bid price : 17.32
Bid-YTW : 5.52 %
CU.PR.G Perpetual-Discount -1.12 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 21.11
Evaluated at bid price : 21.11
Bid-YTW : 5.40 %
TD.PF.I FixedReset Disc -1.09 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 20.95
Evaluated at bid price : 20.95
Bid-YTW : 5.39 %
BAM.PF.B FixedReset Disc -1.04 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 17.05
Evaluated at bid price : 17.05
Bid-YTW : 6.14 %
TRP.PR.A FixedReset Disc -1.02 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 12.63
Evaluated at bid price : 12.63
Bid-YTW : 6.65 %
IAF.PR.B Deemed-Retractible -1.01 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.65
Bid-YTW : 6.44 %
ELF.PR.G Perpetual-Discount 1.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 21.86
Evaluated at bid price : 22.10
Bid-YTW : 5.38 %
IFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non 1.36 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.65
Bid-YTW : 8.10 %
CU.PR.C FixedReset Disc 2.30 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 16.45
Evaluated at bid price : 16.45
Bid-YTW : 5.76 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
TD.PF.M FixedReset Disc 206,000 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 23.02
Evaluated at bid price : 24.57
Bid-YTW : 5.15 %
PWF.PR.L Perpetual-Discount 77,900 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 23.12
Evaluated at bid price : 23.38
Bid-YTW : 5.54 %
BNS.PR.H FixedReset Disc 71,400 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2022-01-26
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.15
Bid-YTW : 4.45 %
RY.PR.Q FixedReset Prem 70,300 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-05-24
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.71
Bid-YTW : 4.08 %
POW.PR.D Perpetual-Discount 50,000 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 22.06
Evaluated at bid price : 22.35
Bid-YTW : 5.60 %
TD.PF.G FixedReset Prem 49,858 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-04-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.94
Bid-YTW : 3.65 %
There were 31 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
BAM.PF.F FixedReset Disc Quote: 17.09 – 17.50
Spot Rate : 0.4100
Average : 0.2728

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 17.09
Evaluated at bid price : 17.09
Bid-YTW : 6.30 %

BMO.PR.Z Perpetual-Discount Quote: 24.29 – 24.68
Spot Rate : 0.3900
Average : 0.2764

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 23.82
Evaluated at bid price : 24.29
Bid-YTW : 5.19 %

BAM.PF.H FixedReset Prem Quote: 25.05 – 25.42
Spot Rate : 0.3700
Average : 0.2579

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2020-12-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.05
Bid-YTW : 4.89 %

SLF.PR.I FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 18.12 – 18.45
Spot Rate : 0.3300
Average : 0.2213

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.12
Bid-YTW : 8.06 %

BNS.PR.I FixedReset Disc Quote: 20.35 – 20.76
Spot Rate : 0.4100
Average : 0.3076

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-03
Maturity Price : 20.35
Evaluated at bid price : 20.35
Bid-YTW : 5.02 %

MFC.PR.M FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 15.74 – 16.13
Spot Rate : 0.3900
Average : 0.2950

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 15.74
Bid-YTW : 9.56 %

Market Action

October 2, 2019

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It was a pretty rotten day all ’round:

Stocks slid on Wednesday, a second day of selling that has shattered a relatively calm period for Wall Street, as investors faced new evidence that the world’s industrial sector is weakening in the face of the trade war.

The S&P 500 dropped 1.8 percent, its worst day since late August. Stocks in Europe tumbled.

The selling this week began after a report on manufacturing activity showed that factory output in the United States slowed in September to levels last seen at the end of the financial crisis a decade ago. The data was fresh indication that the trade conflict between Washington and Beijing is chipping away at the industrial base in the United States, after having already dented factories in China, Japan and Germany.
…
The primary culprit for the economic slowdown is the trade war between the United States and China. On Tuesday, the World Trade Organization cut its forecast for growth in trade.
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In Europe, where manufacturing accounts for a larger share of economic output, the selling on Wednesday was sharper than in the United States. Britain’s FTSE 100 dropped more than 3 percent, its worst decline this year, while Germany’s Dax index dropped 2.8 percent.

TXPR closed at 594.70, down 0.79% on the day. Volume was 2.06-million, slightly below average in the context of the past thirty days.

CPD closed at 11.86, down 0.84% on the day. Volume of 63,003 was below average in the context of the past 30 days.

ZPR closed at 9.47, down 0.94% on the day. Volume of 419,698 was second-highest of the past 30 days, behind only September 6.

Five-year Canada yields were down 4bp to 1.33% today.

PerpetualDiscounts now yield 5.51%, equivalent to 7.16% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. Long corporates now yield 3.31%, so the pre-tax interest-equivalent spread (in this context, the “Seniority Spread”) has narrowed slightly (and perhaps spuriously) to 385bp from the 390bp reported September 25.

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 -2.7208 % 1,838.5
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -2.7208 % 3,373.5
Floater 6.55 % 6.79 % 45,468 12.84 4 -2.7208 % 1,944.1
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.0787 % 3,388.1
SplitShare 4.65 % 4.55 % 51,372 3.98 7 -0.0787 % 4,046.1
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.0787 % 3,156.9
Perpetual-Premium 5.59 % -20.19 % 59,222 0.09 6 -0.1424 % 3,001.0
Perpetual-Discount 5.41 % 5.51 % 69,014 14.52 28 -0.1524 % 3,173.5
FixedReset Disc 5.59 % 5.55 % 175,182 14.36 72 -0.8678 % 2,059.4
Deemed-Retractible 5.24 % 5.78 % 65,359 7.89 27 -0.2401 % 3,144.3
FloatingReset 4.68 % 7.01 % 59,128 7.85 3 -1.6231 % 2,303.2
FixedReset Prem 5.25 % 3.95 % 123,361 1.56 14 -0.4001 % 2,591.7
FixedReset Bank Non 1.98 % 4.47 % 86,271 2.26 3 -0.5124 % 2,665.9
FixedReset Ins Non 5.58 % 8.27 % 99,965 7.84 21 -0.9676 % 2,071.2
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
TRP.PR.B FixedReset Disc -4.64 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 10.27
Evaluated at bid price : 10.27
Bid-YTW : 6.56 %
SLF.PR.J FloatingReset -4.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 12.35
Bid-YTW : 11.65 %
BAM.PR.K Floater -3.48 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 10.25
Evaluated at bid price : 10.25
Bid-YTW : 6.80 %
BAM.PR.C Floater -3.48 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 10.27
Evaluated at bid price : 10.27
Bid-YTW : 6.79 %
CU.PR.C FixedReset Disc -3.13 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 16.08
Evaluated at bid price : 16.08
Bid-YTW : 5.90 %
BAM.PR.B Floater -3.11 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 10.27
Evaluated at bid price : 10.27
Bid-YTW : 6.79 %
TRP.PR.C FixedReset Disc -2.88 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 11.12
Evaluated at bid price : 11.12
Bid-YTW : 6.53 %
TRP.PR.A FixedReset Disc -2.74 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 12.76
Evaluated at bid price : 12.76
Bid-YTW : 6.58 %
RY.PR.M FixedReset Disc -2.41 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 18.25
Evaluated at bid price : 18.25
Bid-YTW : 5.56 %
MFC.PR.M FixedReset Ins Non -2.31 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 16.07
Bid-YTW : 9.29 %
MFC.PR.K FixedReset Ins Non -2.28 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 17.13
Bid-YTW : 8.76 %
RY.PR.H FixedReset Disc -2.27 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 17.20
Evaluated at bid price : 17.20
Bid-YTW : 5.40 %
HSE.PR.E FixedReset Disc -2.25 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 17.40
Evaluated at bid price : 17.40
Bid-YTW : 7.19 %
TD.PF.D FixedReset Disc -2.21 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 19.00
Evaluated at bid price : 19.00
Bid-YTW : 5.59 %
TRP.PR.F FloatingReset -2.20 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 12.89
Evaluated at bid price : 12.89
Bid-YTW : 7.01 %
RY.PR.J FixedReset Disc -2.12 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 18.94
Evaluated at bid price : 18.94
Bid-YTW : 5.53 %
PWF.PR.P FixedReset Disc -2.06 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 12.35
Evaluated at bid price : 12.35
Bid-YTW : 6.09 %
MFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non -2.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 17.86
Bid-YTW : 8.46 %
BAM.PF.G FixedReset Disc -1.94 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 17.21
Evaluated at bid price : 17.21
Bid-YTW : 6.24 %
SLF.PR.H FixedReset Ins Non -1.92 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 15.34
Bid-YTW : 9.35 %
BMO.PR.T FixedReset Disc -1.81 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 16.80
Evaluated at bid price : 16.80
Bid-YTW : 5.50 %
BMO.PR.S FixedReset Disc -1.79 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 17.52
Evaluated at bid price : 17.52
Bid-YTW : 5.45 %
SLF.PR.I FixedReset Ins Non -1.79 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.07
Bid-YTW : 8.09 %
TD.PF.A FixedReset Disc -1.78 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 17.06
Evaluated at bid price : 17.06
Bid-YTW : 5.45 %
IFC.PR.A FixedReset Ins Non -1.77 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 13.30
Bid-YTW : 10.98 %
HSE.PR.C FixedReset Disc -1.77 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 16.10
Evaluated at bid price : 16.10
Bid-YTW : 7.11 %
SLF.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non -1.71 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 12.66
Bid-YTW : 10.89 %
TRP.PR.G FixedReset Disc -1.70 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 17.30
Evaluated at bid price : 17.30
Bid-YTW : 6.34 %
TD.PF.J FixedReset Disc -1.64 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 19.80
Evaluated at bid price : 19.80
Bid-YTW : 5.45 %
TD.PF.E FixedReset Disc -1.52 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 19.45
Evaluated at bid price : 19.45
Bid-YTW : 5.55 %
BMO.PR.W FixedReset Disc -1.50 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 16.45
Evaluated at bid price : 16.45
Bid-YTW : 5.59 %
BMO.PR.Y FixedReset Disc -1.49 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 18.50
Evaluated at bid price : 18.50
Bid-YTW : 5.62 %
MFC.PR.F FixedReset Ins Non -1.38 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 12.12
Bid-YTW : 11.30 %
BNS.PR.I FixedReset Disc -1.35 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 20.41
Evaluated at bid price : 20.41
Bid-YTW : 5.00 %
IFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non -1.34 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.40
Bid-YTW : 8.27 %
IAF.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non -1.17 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.55
Bid-YTW : 7.84 %
MFC.PR.J FixedReset Ins Non -1.13 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.30
Bid-YTW : 8.29 %
TD.PF.K FixedReset Disc -1.11 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 19.63
Evaluated at bid price : 19.63
Bid-YTW : 5.42 %
EMA.PR.C FixedReset Disc -1.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 17.95
Evaluated at bid price : 17.95
Bid-YTW : 5.97 %
SLF.PR.C Deemed-Retractible -1.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 20.67
Bid-YTW : 6.86 %
ELF.PR.G Perpetual-Discount -1.09 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 21.61
Evaluated at bid price : 21.86
Bid-YTW : 5.44 %
PWF.PR.T FixedReset Disc -1.09 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 17.31
Evaluated at bid price : 17.31
Bid-YTW : 5.73 %
BAM.PR.Z FixedReset Disc -1.06 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 18.65
Evaluated at bid price : 18.65
Bid-YTW : 5.99 %
RY.PR.Z FixedReset Disc -1.04 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 17.18
Evaluated at bid price : 17.18
Bid-YTW : 5.37 %
HSE.PR.A FixedReset Disc -1.02 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 10.67
Evaluated at bid price : 10.67
Bid-YTW : 7.23 %
MFC.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non -1.01 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 15.65
Bid-YTW : 9.55 %
BAM.PF.F FixedReset Disc -1.01 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 17.65
Evaluated at bid price : 17.65
Bid-YTW : 6.10 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
TD.PF.M FixedReset Disc 45,925 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 23.02
Evaluated at bid price : 24.57
Bid-YTW : 5.15 %
CM.PR.R FixedReset Disc 42,392 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 21.16
Evaluated at bid price : 21.16
Bid-YTW : 5.59 %
BAM.PF.G FixedReset Disc 37,783 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 17.21
Evaluated at bid price : 17.21
Bid-YTW : 6.24 %
BAM.PF.F FixedReset Disc 37,100 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 17.65
Evaluated at bid price : 17.65
Bid-YTW : 6.10 %
RY.PR.M FixedReset Disc 30,700 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 18.25
Evaluated at bid price : 18.25
Bid-YTW : 5.56 %
TD.PF.L FixedReset Disc 27,178 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 22.92
Evaluated at bid price : 24.26
Bid-YTW : 4.96 %
There were 33 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
HSE.PR.E FixedReset Disc Quote: 17.40 – 18.10
Spot Rate : 0.7000
Average : 0.4906

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 17.40
Evaluated at bid price : 17.40
Bid-YTW : 7.19 %

CU.PR.C FixedReset Disc Quote: 16.08 – 16.62
Spot Rate : 0.5400
Average : 0.3806

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 16.08
Evaluated at bid price : 16.08
Bid-YTW : 5.90 %

MFC.PR.K FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 17.13 – 17.56
Spot Rate : 0.4300
Average : 0.2844

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 17.13
Bid-YTW : 8.76 %

BAM.PR.C Floater Quote: 10.27 – 10.66
Spot Rate : 0.3900
Average : 0.2471

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 10.27
Evaluated at bid price : 10.27
Bid-YTW : 6.79 %

BNS.PR.Z FixedReset Bank Non Quote: 23.81 – 24.15
Spot Rate : 0.3400
Average : 0.2323

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.81
Bid-YTW : 4.47 %

ELF.PR.G Perpetual-Discount Quote: 21.86 – 22.30
Spot Rate : 0.4400
Average : 0.3423

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-02
Maturity Price : 21.61
Evaluated at bid price : 21.86
Bid-YTW : 5.44 %

Market Action

October 1, 2019

Schwab is eliminating brokerage commissions:

Discount brokerage Charles Schwab Corp said on Tuesday it is eliminating commissions for online trading of stocks, ETFs and options listed on U.S. or Canadian exchanges.

Schwab’s latest move is likely to have a knock-on effect across the sector, forcing rivals to follow suit and eliminate commissions, experts warned.
…
The decision marks an inflection point for online brokers, as newer, nimbler rivals such as Menlo Park, California-based startup brokerage Robinhood have been capturing market share in recent years by offering commission-free stock trades.

The firms are able to offer the free trading by selling their customers’ orders to so-called wholesale market makers, such as Citadel Securities and Virtu Financial, which aim to make a profit on the spread between the bid and the offer on the shares.
…
“Stocks commissions long ago stopped being a primary revenue item for Schwab, dropping to 8 per cent of revenues last year and currently under 5 per cent. Net interest income from customer deposits and asset management fees are far more important,” added [director of financial institutions research at Argus Research Stephen] Biggar in an email to Reuters.

Schwab made $139 million from selling its customers’ orders in 2018, up 22 per cent from the previous year, according to a regulatory filing.

TD Ameritrade was paid $458 million for customer orders in its last fiscal year, up from $320 million the year before, according to a filing.

Asset Management fees? Yes, Schwab offers ETFs and mutual funds.

Investors will be pleased to remember that there isn’t much chance of such a thing happening here. Why should the bank-owned market-makers pay the bank-owned brokerages for order flow? They get it already! Why should they use asset management to subsidize commission trading? They’ve got it already! Thank you, securities regulators and Competition Bureau for the fine job you’ve done over the years.

Meanwhile, some distraction from impeachment proceedings has been found necessary:

As I predicted, Jay Powell and the Federal Reserve have allowed the Dollar to get so strong, especially relative to ALL other currencies, that our manufacturers are being negatively affected. Fed Rate too high. They are their own worst enemies, they don’t have a clue. Pathetic!

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 -0.1841 % 1,889.9
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.1841 % 3,467.8
Floater 6.38 % 6.55 % 47,245 13.16 4 -0.1841 % 1,998.5
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.1690 % 3,390.8
SplitShare 4.65 % 4.59 % 53,381 3.99 7 0.1690 % 4,049.3
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.1690 % 3,159.4
Perpetual-Premium 5.58 % -19.38 % 59,240 0.09 6 -0.0259 % 3,005.3
Perpetual-Discount 5.41 % 5.48 % 69,879 14.53 28 -0.1415 % 3,178.3
FixedReset Disc 5.55 % 5.47 % 168,965 14.36 72 -0.3116 % 2,077.5
Deemed-Retractible 5.23 % 5.79 % 65,015 7.89 27 -0.1908 % 3,151.8
FloatingReset 4.61 % 6.85 % 56,305 7.92 3 -0.1778 % 2,341.2
FixedReset Prem 5.23 % 3.57 % 123,949 1.56 14 -0.0888 % 2,602.1
FixedReset Bank Non 1.97 % 4.09 % 85,818 2.26 3 -0.0554 % 2,679.6
FixedReset Ins Non 5.52 % 8.14 % 100,250 7.86 21 -0.7303 % 2,091.4
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
GWO.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non -3.27 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 13.89
Bid-YTW : 9.48 %
TRP.PR.D FixedReset Disc -3.25 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 15.48
Evaluated at bid price : 15.48
Bid-YTW : 6.18 %
HSE.PR.A FixedReset Disc -2.36 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 10.78
Evaluated at bid price : 10.78
Bid-YTW : 7.15 %
IFC.PR.A FixedReset Ins Non -2.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 13.54
Bid-YTW : 10.74 %
MFC.PR.J FixedReset Ins Non -2.06 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.51
Bid-YTW : 8.14 %
TD.PF.D FixedReset Disc -1.97 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 19.43
Evaluated at bid price : 19.43
Bid-YTW : 5.46 %
MFC.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non -1.92 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 15.81
Bid-YTW : 9.42 %
MFC.PR.F FixedReset Ins Non -1.84 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 12.29
Bid-YTW : 11.12 %
HSE.PR.G FixedReset Disc -1.75 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 17.40
Evaluated at bid price : 17.40
Bid-YTW : 7.13 %
MFC.PR.B Deemed-Retractible -1.51 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.48
Bid-YTW : 6.61 %
TD.PF.C FixedReset Disc -1.33 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 17.04
Evaluated at bid price : 17.04
Bid-YTW : 5.47 %
CM.PR.Q FixedReset Disc -1.33 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 17.85
Evaluated at bid price : 17.85
Bid-YTW : 5.85 %
TD.PF.A FixedReset Disc -1.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 17.37
Evaluated at bid price : 17.37
Bid-YTW : 5.35 %
TRP.PR.B FixedReset Disc -1.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 10.77
Evaluated at bid price : 10.77
Bid-YTW : 6.25 %
BMO.PR.Y FixedReset Disc -1.16 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 18.78
Evaluated at bid price : 18.78
Bid-YTW : 5.54 %
CU.PR.F Perpetual-Discount -1.16 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 21.35
Evaluated at bid price : 21.35
Bid-YTW : 5.33 %
SLF.PR.J FloatingReset -1.15 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 12.89
Bid-YTW : 11.09 %
TRP.PR.E FixedReset Disc -1.15 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 15.51
Evaluated at bid price : 15.51
Bid-YTW : 6.07 %
CM.PR.S FixedReset Disc -1.11 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 17.80
Evaluated at bid price : 17.80
Bid-YTW : 5.61 %
PWF.PR.A Floater -1.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 11.51
Evaluated at bid price : 11.51
Bid-YTW : 6.10 %
BIP.PR.A FixedReset Disc 1.17 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 18.10
Evaluated at bid price : 18.10
Bid-YTW : 6.90 %
CGI.PR.D SplitShare 1.20 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Soft Maturity
Maturity Date : 2023-06-14
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.40
Bid-YTW : 3.35 %
PWF.PR.T FixedReset Disc 1.33 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 17.50
Evaluated at bid price : 17.50
Bid-YTW : 5.67 %
BAM.PR.Z FixedReset Disc 1.34 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 18.85
Evaluated at bid price : 18.85
Bid-YTW : 5.93 %
BMO.PR.T FixedReset Disc 1.54 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 17.11
Evaluated at bid price : 17.11
Bid-YTW : 5.39 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
RY.PR.H FixedReset Disc 106,689 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 17.60
Evaluated at bid price : 17.60
Bid-YTW : 5.27 %
POW.PR.G Perpetual-Discount 78,223 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 24.61
Evaluated at bid price : 24.87
Bid-YTW : 5.64 %
EMA.PR.C FixedReset Disc 75,130 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 18.15
Evaluated at bid price : 18.15
Bid-YTW : 5.90 %
TRP.PR.C FixedReset Disc 55,963 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 11.45
Evaluated at bid price : 11.45
Bid-YTW : 6.34 %
TRP.PR.J FixedReset Prem 40,245 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-05-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.01
Bid-YTW : 3.30 %
RY.PR.M FixedReset Disc 37,655 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 18.70
Evaluated at bid price : 18.70
Bid-YTW : 5.42 %
There were 39 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
TRP.PR.D FixedReset Disc Quote: 15.48 – 15.99
Spot Rate : 0.5100
Average : 0.3421

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 15.48
Evaluated at bid price : 15.48
Bid-YTW : 6.18 %

IAF.PR.B Deemed-Retractible Quote: 21.87 – 22.53
Spot Rate : 0.6600
Average : 0.5504

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.87
Bid-YTW : 6.30 %

GWO.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 13.89 – 14.32
Spot Rate : 0.4300
Average : 0.3224

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 13.89
Bid-YTW : 9.48 %

CU.PR.F Perpetual-Discount Quote: 21.35 – 21.79
Spot Rate : 0.4400
Average : 0.3325

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 21.35
Evaluated at bid price : 21.35
Bid-YTW : 5.33 %

MFC.PR.O FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 25.65 – 25.95
Spot Rate : 0.3000
Average : 0.1971

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-06-19
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.65
Bid-YTW : 4.16 %

CM.PR.S FixedReset Disc Quote: 17.80 – 18.15
Spot Rate : 0.3500
Average : 0.2493

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-01
Maturity Price : 17.80
Evaluated at bid price : 17.80
Bid-YTW : 5.61 %

Market Action

September 30, 2019

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 0.1614 % 1,893.4
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.1614 % 3,474.2
Floater 6.36 % 6.54 % 47,664 13.13 4 0.1614 % 2,002.2
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0846 % 3,385.1
SplitShare 4.65 % 4.61 % 53,950 3.99 7 0.0846 % 4,042.5
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0846 % 3,154.1
Perpetual-Premium 5.58 % -21.67 % 60,173 0.09 6 0.2010 % 3,006.1
Perpetual-Discount 5.40 % 5.46 % 68,768 14.53 28 0.1987 % 3,182.8
FixedReset Disc 5.51 % 5.47 % 166,113 14.42 73 0.2546 % 2,084.0
Deemed-Retractible 5.22 % 5.78 % 68,625 7.89 27 -0.0079 % 3,157.8
FloatingReset 4.60 % 6.76 % 56,535 7.95 3 0.0074 % 2,345.4
FixedReset Prem 5.23 % 3.44 % 127,624 1.57 14 0.2330 % 2,604.4
FixedReset Bank Non 1.97 % 3.99 % 85,985 2.27 3 0.0451 % 2,681.1
FixedReset Ins Non 5.48 % 8.02 % 100,958 7.90 21 0.2624 % 2,106.8
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
BIP.PR.A FixedReset Disc -1.87 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 17.89
Evaluated at bid price : 17.89
Bid-YTW : 6.98 %
CM.PR.O FixedReset Disc -1.32 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 16.42
Evaluated at bid price : 16.42
Bid-YTW : 5.68 %
CM.PR.P FixedReset Disc -1.24 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 15.91
Evaluated at bid price : 15.91
Bid-YTW : 5.75 %
NA.PR.W FixedReset Disc -1.12 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 15.92
Evaluated at bid price : 15.92
Bid-YTW : 5.85 %
CM.PR.S FixedReset Disc -1.04 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 18.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.00
Bid-YTW : 5.55 %
CM.PR.Q FixedReset Disc 1.01 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 18.09
Evaluated at bid price : 18.09
Bid-YTW : 5.77 %
RY.PR.M FixedReset Disc 1.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 18.70
Evaluated at bid price : 18.70
Bid-YTW : 5.42 %
BAM.PR.Z FixedReset Disc 1.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 18.60
Evaluated at bid price : 18.60
Bid-YTW : 6.01 %
TD.PF.A FixedReset Disc 1.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 17.58
Evaluated at bid price : 17.58
Bid-YTW : 5.28 %
SLF.PR.J FloatingReset 1.09 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 13.04
Bid-YTW : 10.94 %
MFC.PR.M FixedReset Ins Non 1.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 16.56
Bid-YTW : 8.89 %
EMA.PR.C FixedReset Disc 1.12 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 18.10
Evaluated at bid price : 18.10
Bid-YTW : 5.92 %
TRP.PR.B FixedReset Disc 1.21 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 10.90
Evaluated at bid price : 10.90
Bid-YTW : 6.17 %
CU.PR.F Perpetual-Discount 1.22 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 21.60
Evaluated at bid price : 21.60
Bid-YTW : 5.27 %
TD.PF.I FixedReset Disc 1.43 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 21.25
Evaluated at bid price : 21.25
Bid-YTW : 5.31 %
BAM.PF.A FixedReset Disc 1.44 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 19.07
Evaluated at bid price : 19.07
Bid-YTW : 5.93 %
IFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non 1.74 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.75
Bid-YTW : 8.02 %
GWO.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non 1.77 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 14.36
Bid-YTW : 9.08 %
BMO.PR.Y FixedReset Disc 1.88 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 19.00
Evaluated at bid price : 19.00
Bid-YTW : 5.47 %
HSE.PR.A FixedReset Disc 1.94 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 11.04
Evaluated at bid price : 11.04
Bid-YTW : 6.98 %
TD.PF.D FixedReset Disc 1.95 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 19.82
Evaluated at bid price : 19.82
Bid-YTW : 5.35 %
BAM.PF.F FixedReset Disc 2.01 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 17.80
Evaluated at bid price : 17.80
Bid-YTW : 6.04 %
RY.PR.J FixedReset Disc 2.01 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 19.25
Evaluated at bid price : 19.25
Bid-YTW : 5.44 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
EIT.PR.B SplitShare 80,200 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Soft Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-03-14
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.31
Bid-YTW : 4.61 %
CM.PR.Y FixedReset Disc 42,800 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 22.89
Evaluated at bid price : 24.25
Bid-YTW : 5.15 %
HSE.PR.A FixedReset Disc 39,083 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 11.04
Evaluated at bid price : 11.04
Bid-YTW : 6.98 %
PWF.PR.P FixedReset Disc 30,400 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 12.72
Evaluated at bid price : 12.72
Bid-YTW : 5.91 %
BMO.PR.D FixedReset Disc 30,280 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 21.37
Evaluated at bid price : 21.69
Bid-YTW : 5.29 %
CM.PR.R FixedReset Disc 30,050 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 21.29
Evaluated at bid price : 21.29
Bid-YTW : 5.55 %
There were 29 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
BAM.PF.G FixedReset Disc Quote: 17.38 – 17.88
Spot Rate : 0.5000
Average : 0.3277

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 17.38
Evaluated at bid price : 17.38
Bid-YTW : 6.17 %

CGI.PR.D SplitShare Quote: 25.10 – 25.50
Spot Rate : 0.4000
Average : 0.2292

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Soft Maturity
Maturity Date : 2023-06-14
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.10
Bid-YTW : 3.70 %

IAF.PR.B Deemed-Retractible Quote: 21.87 – 22.46
Spot Rate : 0.5900
Average : 0.4302

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.87
Bid-YTW : 6.30 %

CM.PR.T FixedReset Disc Quote: 23.64 – 23.99
Spot Rate : 0.3500
Average : 0.2334

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 22.64
Evaluated at bid price : 23.64
Bid-YTW : 5.07 %

BAM.PF.D Perpetual-Discount Quote: 21.15 – 21.53
Spot Rate : 0.3800
Average : 0.2636

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 21.15
Evaluated at bid price : 21.15
Bid-YTW : 5.83 %

EMA.PR.C FixedReset Disc Quote: 18.10 – 18.49
Spot Rate : 0.3900
Average : 0.2785

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-30
Maturity Price : 18.10
Evaluated at bid price : 18.10
Bid-YTW : 5.92 %

Market Action

September 27, 2019

Due to other commitments, the Market Action report for September 27 may be delayed a bit, maybe ’til Monday.

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 -0.8920 % 1,888.1
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.8920 % 3,464.6
Floater 6.38 % 6.55 % 47,975 13.12 4 -0.8920 % 1,996.7
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0282 % 3,377.8
SplitShare 4.66 % 4.61 % 54,099 4.00 7 0.0282 % 4,033.8
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0282 % 3,147.4
Perpetual-Premium 5.59 % -17.70 % 62,230 0.09 6 0.0974 % 2,999.5
Perpetual-Discount 5.41 % 5.50 % 65,955 14.51 28 0.0786 % 3,173.4
FixedReset Disc 5.56 % 5.50 % 166,584 14.45 73 0.2353 % 2,067.2
Deemed-Retractible 5.22 % 5.80 % 69,893 7.90 27 0.0600 % 3,153.2
FloatingReset 4.55 % 6.72 % 56,755 7.96 3 0.1978 % 2,342.9
FixedReset Prem 5.24 % 3.89 % 130,350 1.58 14 0.1812 % 2,588.8
FixedReset Bank Non 1.97 % 4.20 % 86,958 2.27 3 0.6406 % 2,672.8
FixedReset Ins Non 5.51 % 8.18 % 103,361 7.91 21 0.1397 % 2,095.1
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
BAM.PR.B Floater -1.49 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-26
Maturity Price : 10.60
Evaluated at bid price : 10.60
Bid-YTW : 6.55 %
MFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non -1.30 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.21
Bid-YTW : 8.18 %
BAM.PF.E FixedReset Disc -1.20 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-26
Maturity Price : 15.65
Evaluated at bid price : 15.65
Bid-YTW : 6.37 %
BAM.PR.C Floater -1.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-26
Maturity Price : 10.60
Evaluated at bid price : 10.60
Bid-YTW : 6.55 %
MFC.PR.B Deemed-Retractible 1.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.68
Bid-YTW : 6.48 %
TRP.PR.E FixedReset Disc 1.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-26
Maturity Price : 15.65
Evaluated at bid price : 15.65
Bid-YTW : 6.09 %
BAM.PR.Z FixedReset Disc 1.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-26
Maturity Price : 18.30
Evaluated at bid price : 18.30
Bid-YTW : 6.08 %
CM.PR.T FixedReset Disc 1.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-26
Maturity Price : 22.78
Evaluated at bid price : 23.95
Bid-YTW : 4.97 %
BNS.PR.Y FixedReset Bank Non 1.24 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.55
Bid-YTW : 3.25 %
BAM.PR.X FixedReset Disc 1.25 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-26
Maturity Price : 12.91
Evaluated at bid price : 12.91
Bid-YTW : 6.07 %
CM.PR.O FixedReset Disc 1.28 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-26
Maturity Price : 16.60
Evaluated at bid price : 16.60
Bid-YTW : 5.59 %
BNS.PR.I FixedReset Disc 1.36 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-26
Maturity Price : 20.13
Evaluated at bid price : 20.13
Bid-YTW : 5.15 %
BAM.PR.T FixedReset Disc 1.37 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-26
Maturity Price : 14.80
Evaluated at bid price : 14.80
Bid-YTW : 6.23 %
NA.PR.G FixedReset Disc 1.38 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-26
Maturity Price : 19.82
Evaluated at bid price : 19.82
Bid-YTW : 5.57 %
IFC.PR.C FixedReset Ins Non 1.61 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 16.99
Bid-YTW : 8.66 %
BMO.PR.E FixedReset Disc 1.78 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-26
Maturity Price : 20.05
Evaluated at bid price : 20.05
Bid-YTW : 5.38 %
IFC.PR.A FixedReset Ins Non 2.15 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 13.80
Bid-YTW : 10.46 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
CU.PR.C FixedReset Disc 302,100 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-26
Maturity Price : 16.61
Evaluated at bid price : 16.61
Bid-YTW : 5.68 %
BNS.PR.H FixedReset Disc 283,348 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2022-01-26
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.40
Bid-YTW : 4.51 %
BMO.PR.T FixedReset Disc 85,927 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-26
Maturity Price : 16.70
Evaluated at bid price : 16.70
Bid-YTW : 5.50 %
IFC.PR.A FixedReset Ins Non 76,371 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 13.80
Bid-YTW : 10.46 %
POW.PR.D Perpetual-Discount 73,860 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-26
Maturity Price : 22.03
Evaluated at bid price : 22.26
Bid-YTW : 5.62 %
MFC.PR.R FixedReset Ins Non 49,584 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.05
Bid-YTW : 5.66 %
There were 36 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
HSE.PR.E FixedReset Disc Quote: 17.70 – 18.36
Spot Rate : 0.6600
Average : 0.4828

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-26
Maturity Price : 17.70
Evaluated at bid price : 17.70
Bid-YTW : 7.03 %

BMO.PR.F FixedReset Disc Quote: 24.27 – 24.65
Spot Rate : 0.3800
Average : 0.2319

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-26
Maturity Price : 22.91
Evaluated at bid price : 24.27
Bid-YTW : 5.08 %

HSE.PR.A FixedReset Disc Quote: 10.54 – 11.25
Spot Rate : 0.7100
Average : 0.5632

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-26
Maturity Price : 10.54
Evaluated at bid price : 10.54
Bid-YTW : 7.26 %

TD.PF.D FixedReset Disc Quote: 19.32 – 19.72
Spot Rate : 0.4000
Average : 0.2868

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-26
Maturity Price : 19.32
Evaluated at bid price : 19.32
Bid-YTW : 5.46 %

IAF.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 18.81 – 19.32
Spot Rate : 0.5100
Average : 0.4205

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.81
Bid-YTW : 7.63 %

EML.PR.A FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 25.50 – 25.84
Spot Rate : 0.3400
Average : 0.2515

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-04-17
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.50
Bid-YTW : 4.21 %

Market Action

September 27, 2019

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 0.1154 % 1,890.3
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.1154 % 3,468.6
Floater 6.37 % 6.54 % 48,180 13.14 4 0.1154 % 1,999.0
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.1298 % 3,382.2
SplitShare 4.66 % 4.53 % 53,348 4.00 7 0.1298 % 4,039.1
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.1298 % 3,151.4
Perpetual-Premium 5.59 % -18.81 % 60,077 0.09 6 0.0195 % 3,000.1
Perpetual-Discount 5.41 % 5.45 % 67,688 14.51 28 0.0972 % 3,176.5
FixedReset Disc 5.53 % 5.46 % 166,675 14.49 73 0.5549 % 2,078.7
Deemed-Retractible 5.22 % 5.80 % 67,141 7.89 27 0.1547 % 3,158.1
FloatingReset 4.55 % 6.71 % 56,469 7.96 3 0.0987 % 2,345.2
FixedReset Prem 5.22 % 3.70 % 128,344 1.58 14 0.3701 % 2,598.4
FixedReset Bank Non 1.96 % 3.98 % 89,513 2.27 3 0.2629 % 2,679.9
FixedReset Ins Non 5.50 % 8.08 % 102,109 7.92 21 0.2974 % 2,101.3
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
CM.PR.Q FixedReset Disc -1.05 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 17.91
Evaluated at bid price : 17.91
Bid-YTW : 5.80 %
BAM.PF.B FixedReset Disc 1.05 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 17.33
Evaluated at bid price : 17.33
Bid-YTW : 6.01 %
ELF.PR.H Perpetual-Discount 1.05 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-04-17
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.95
Bid-YTW : 5.46 %
TRP.PR.D FixedReset Disc 1.08 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 16.01
Evaluated at bid price : 16.01
Bid-YTW : 5.95 %
TD.PF.A FixedReset Disc 1.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 17.40
Evaluated at bid price : 17.40
Bid-YTW : 5.31 %
TD.PF.E FixedReset Disc 1.12 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 19.90
Evaluated at bid price : 19.90
Bid-YTW : 5.40 %
MFC.PR.Q FixedReset Ins Non 1.16 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.37
Bid-YTW : 8.18 %
MFC.PR.J FixedReset Ins Non 1.23 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.90
Bid-YTW : 7.84 %
NA.PR.W FixedReset Disc 1.26 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 16.10
Evaluated at bid price : 16.10
Bid-YTW : 5.75 %
BAM.PF.I FixedReset Disc 1.27 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2022-03-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.50
Bid-YTW : 3.97 %
NA.PR.C FixedReset Disc 1.29 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 21.25
Evaluated at bid price : 21.25
Bid-YTW : 5.67 %
HSE.PR.G FixedReset Disc 1.31 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 17.73
Evaluated at bid price : 17.73
Bid-YTW : 6.96 %
NA.PR.G FixedReset Disc 1.36 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 20.09
Evaluated at bid price : 20.09
Bid-YTW : 5.50 %
RY.PR.M FixedReset Disc 1.37 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 18.51
Evaluated at bid price : 18.51
Bid-YTW : 5.45 %
PWF.PR.P FixedReset Disc 1.43 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 12.79
Evaluated at bid price : 12.79
Bid-YTW : 5.83 %
MFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non 1.43 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.47
Bid-YTW : 8.00 %
TRP.PR.E FixedReset Disc 1.44 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 15.61
Evaluated at bid price : 15.61
Bid-YTW : 6.00 %
TD.PF.K FixedReset Disc 1.48 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 19.89
Evaluated at bid price : 19.89
Bid-YTW : 5.32 %
W.PR.K FixedReset Prem 1.53 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-01-15
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.86
Bid-YTW : 3.38 %
BMO.PR.C FixedReset Disc 1.59 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 22.08
Evaluated at bid price : 22.40
Bid-YTW : 5.27 %
BAM.PF.E FixedReset Disc 1.60 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 15.90
Evaluated at bid price : 15.90
Bid-YTW : 6.27 %
BAM.PF.G FixedReset Disc 1.69 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 17.44
Evaluated at bid price : 17.44
Bid-YTW : 6.12 %
BIP.PR.A FixedReset Disc 2.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 18.23
Evaluated at bid price : 18.23
Bid-YTW : 6.82 %
HSE.PR.A FixedReset Disc 2.75 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 10.83
Evaluated at bid price : 10.83
Bid-YTW : 7.07 %
BNS.PR.I FixedReset Disc 2.93 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 20.72
Evaluated at bid price : 20.72
Bid-YTW : 5.00 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
PWF.PR.P FixedReset Disc 197,200 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 12.79
Evaluated at bid price : 12.79
Bid-YTW : 5.83 %
TD.PF.J FixedReset Disc 152,910 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 20.25
Evaluated at bid price : 20.25
Bid-YTW : 5.30 %
CM.PR.T FixedReset Disc 151,402 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 22.73
Evaluated at bid price : 23.84
Bid-YTW : 5.00 %
CU.PR.C FixedReset Disc 132,326 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 16.62
Evaluated at bid price : 16.62
Bid-YTW : 5.67 %
BMO.PR.F FixedReset Disc 102,600 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 22.91
Evaluated at bid price : 24.27
Bid-YTW : 5.08 %
CM.PR.S FixedReset Disc 94,900 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 18.19
Evaluated at bid price : 18.19
Bid-YTW : 5.46 %
There were 31 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
CM.PR.Q FixedReset Disc Quote: 17.91 – 18.42
Spot Rate : 0.5100
Average : 0.3738

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 17.91
Evaluated at bid price : 17.91
Bid-YTW : 5.80 %

IFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 18.43 – 18.85
Spot Rate : 0.4200
Average : 0.3163

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.43
Bid-YTW : 8.22 %

IAF.PR.I FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 18.75 – 19.29
Spot Rate : 0.5400
Average : 0.4505

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.75
Bid-YTW : 8.08 %

IFC.PR.C FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 16.90 – 17.28
Spot Rate : 0.3800
Average : 0.2943

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 16.90
Bid-YTW : 8.73 %

ELF.PR.G Perpetual-Discount Quote: 22.05 – 22.36
Spot Rate : 0.3100
Average : 0.2272

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 21.81
Evaluated at bid price : 22.05
Bid-YTW : 5.39 %

RY.PR.S FixedReset Disc Quote: 20.11 – 20.37
Spot Rate : 0.2600
Average : 0.1839

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-27
Maturity Price : 20.11
Evaluated at bid price : 20.11
Bid-YTW : 5.06 %

Market Action

September 25, 2019

PerpetualDiscounts now yield 5.55%, equivalent to 7.22% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. Long corporates now yield 3.31%, so the pre-tax interest-equivalent spread (in this context, the “Seniority Spread”) has vigorously bounced to 390bp from the 375bp reported September 18.

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 -0.2054 % 1,905.1
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.2054 % 3,495.8
Floater 6.32 % 6.45 % 48,249 13.26 4 -0.2054 % 2,014.7
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.0056 % 3,376.9
SplitShare 4.67 % 4.61 % 54,894 4.00 7 -0.0056 % 4,032.7
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.0056 % 3,146.5
Perpetual-Premium 5.60 % -17.87 % 64,784 0.09 6 0.1235 % 2,996.6
Perpetual-Discount 5.41 % 5.55 % 64,942 14.51 28 0.0293 % 3,170.9
FixedReset Disc 5.56 % 5.50 % 167,721 14.36 73 -0.0180 % 2,062.4
Deemed-Retractible 5.23 % 5.80 % 72,438 7.90 27 0.0174 % 3,151.3
FloatingReset 4.56 % 6.74 % 57,545 7.95 3 0.2976 % 2,338.2
FixedReset Prem 5.25 % 4.00 % 128,681 1.58 14 -0.1086 % 2,584.1
FixedReset Bank Non 1.98 % 4.29 % 80,506 2.27 3 -0.3746 % 2,655.8
FixedReset Ins Non 5.52 % 8.10 % 102,996 7.91 21 0.0871 % 2,092.2
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
HSE.PR.A FixedReset Disc -4.09 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-25
Maturity Price : 10.56
Evaluated at bid price : 10.56
Bid-YTW : 7.24 %
IFC.PR.A FixedReset Ins Non -3.15 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 13.51
Bid-YTW : 10.73 %
IAF.PR.I FixedReset Ins Non -1.89 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.72
Bid-YTW : 8.10 %
BAM.PR.Z FixedReset Disc -1.63 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-25
Maturity Price : 18.10
Evaluated at bid price : 18.10
Bid-YTW : 6.15 %
BAM.PF.B FixedReset Disc -1.16 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-25
Maturity Price : 17.09
Evaluated at bid price : 17.09
Bid-YTW : 6.10 %
CM.PR.O FixedReset Disc -1.13 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-25
Maturity Price : 16.62
Evaluated at bid price : 16.62
Bid-YTW : 5.68 %
BAM.PR.K Floater -1.12 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-25
Maturity Price : 10.55
Evaluated at bid price : 10.55
Bid-YTW : 6.58 %
IFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non -1.04 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.11
Bid-YTW : 8.45 %
MFC.PR.J FixedReset Ins Non 1.07 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.85
Bid-YTW : 7.87 %
MFC.PR.F FixedReset Ins Non 1.36 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 12.69
Bid-YTW : 10.68 %
MFC.PR.H FixedReset Ins Non 1.42 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 20.70
Bid-YTW : 6.86 %
BAM.PF.F FixedReset Disc 1.46 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-25
Maturity Price : 17.40
Evaluated at bid price : 17.40
Bid-YTW : 6.15 %
MFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non 1.93 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.45
Bid-YTW : 8.00 %
PWF.PR.P FixedReset Disc 2.34 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-25
Maturity Price : 12.66
Evaluated at bid price : 12.66
Bid-YTW : 5.89 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
MFC.PR.M FixedReset Ins Non 86,925 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 16.30
Bid-YTW : 9.05 %
CU.PR.C FixedReset Disc 56,850 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-25
Maturity Price : 16.61
Evaluated at bid price : 16.61
Bid-YTW : 5.68 %
TD.PF.H FixedReset Disc 44,250 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-10-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.30
Bid-YTW : 4.64 %
MFC.PR.R FixedReset Ins Non 41,890 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.05
Bid-YTW : 5.65 %
BAM.PF.C Perpetual-Discount 38,971 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-25
Maturity Price : 20.98
Evaluated at bid price : 20.98
Bid-YTW : 5.82 %
TRP.PR.K FixedReset Disc 37,462 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2022-05-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.11
Bid-YTW : 4.89 %
There were 30 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
SLF.PR.I FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 18.25 – 18.78
Spot Rate : 0.5300
Average : 0.3169

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.25
Bid-YTW : 7.93 %

BAM.PF.A FixedReset Disc Quote: 18.75 – 19.20
Spot Rate : 0.4500
Average : 0.2876

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-25
Maturity Price : 18.75
Evaluated at bid price : 18.75
Bid-YTW : 6.01 %

SLF.PR.H FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 15.56 – 16.05
Spot Rate : 0.4900
Average : 0.3346

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 15.56
Bid-YTW : 9.13 %

EIT.PR.A SplitShare Quote: 25.36 – 25.73
Spot Rate : 0.3700
Average : 0.2429

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Soft Maturity
Maturity Date : 2024-03-14
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.36
Bid-YTW : 4.50 %

NA.PR.C FixedReset Disc Quote: 20.78 – 21.12
Spot Rate : 0.3400
Average : 0.2161

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-25
Maturity Price : 20.78
Evaluated at bid price : 20.78
Bid-YTW : 5.80 %

IAF.PR.B Deemed-Retractible Quote: 21.90 – 22.32
Spot Rate : 0.4200
Average : 0.2970

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.90
Bid-YTW : 6.27 %

Market Action

September 24, 2019

I admired Jody Wilson-Raybould and her stand on principle regarding SNC-Lavalin and its legal problems.

Not because I think Trudeau and the rest of Cabinet did much wrong, though! It should be clear that in government, the boss can say something like ‘Gee, you know, it sure would be nice if such-and-such a decision was made on this issue”, and the next day, like magic, a memo appears on his desk to the effect that a completely independent assessment of the issue, based solely on the evidence, has resulted in a decision of such-and-such. This happens most of the time in private industry, too.

In politics, you’re continually subject to testing. Are you loyal? We know you disagree with us on this issue, but you’re going to vote with us, aren’t you, buddy? Right? Every single vote, whether in Parliament or committee represents a test and if the party should decide that War Is Peace, Freedom Is Slavery, and Ignorance Is Strength, well then, stick your hand up. Trudeau’s mistake was that he gave the nod-and-wink to somebody who hadn’t been sufficiently tested for such a senior position, given that she was first elected in 2015. He thought she was a normal cabinet minister:

I grew so rich that I was sent
By a pocket borough into Parliament.
I always voted at my party’s call,
And I never thought of thinking for myself at all.
….
I thought so little, they rewarded me
By making me the Ruler of the Queen’s Navee!

So anyway, I decided to donate some money to her campaign … just in an attempt to give the next guy placed in the position she was in a little backbone. And what do I find?

Thank you to everyone who has donated to the 2019 Campaign to Re-Elect Jody Wilson-Raybould. With your support for a different way of doing politics and your generosity we have now exceeded our fundraising targets and will no longer be accepting monetary contributions.

I’m astonished.

Jane Philpott still needs money, though!

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 -1.1953 % 1,909.0
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -1.1953 % 3,503.0
Floater 6.31 % 6.46 % 49,916 13.25 4 -1.1953 % 2,018.8
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.0056 % 3,377.1
SplitShare 4.67 % 4.62 % 55,498 4.01 7 -0.0056 % 4,032.9
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.0056 % 3,146.6
Perpetual-Premium 5.61 % -18.05 % 67,445 0.09 6 0.0911 % 2,992.9
Perpetual-Discount 5.42 % 5.50 % 63,979 14.55 28 -0.0308 % 3,170.0
FixedReset Disc 5.56 % 5.52 % 169,400 14.36 73 0.0051 % 2,062.7
Deemed-Retractible 5.23 % 5.80 % 72,847 7.90 27 -0.0663 % 3,150.8
FloatingReset 4.57 % 6.76 % 59,969 7.94 3 -0.2375 % 2,331.3
FixedReset Prem 5.24 % 3.93 % 128,864 1.58 14 0.0167 % 2,586.9
FixedReset Bank Non 1.97 % 4.21 % 81,669 2.27 3 0.1528 % 2,665.8
FixedReset Ins Non 5.53 % 8.25 % 104,660 7.91 21 -0.2552 % 2,090.3
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
IFC.PR.C FixedReset Ins Non -3.75 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 16.70
Bid-YTW : 8.88 %
CCS.PR.C Deemed-Retractible -2.18 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.82
Bid-YTW : 5.63 %
GWO.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non -1.69 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 13.97
Bid-YTW : 9.37 %
PWF.PR.A Floater -1.68 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 11.70
Evaluated at bid price : 11.70
Bid-YTW : 5.99 %
IFC.PR.A FixedReset Ins Non -1.55 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 13.95
Bid-YTW : 10.31 %
PWF.PR.T FixedReset Disc -1.49 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 17.14
Evaluated at bid price : 17.14
Bid-YTW : 5.76 %
BAM.PR.B Floater -1.47 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 10.70
Evaluated at bid price : 10.70
Bid-YTW : 6.49 %
HSE.PR.C FixedReset Disc -1.38 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 16.38
Evaluated at bid price : 16.38
Bid-YTW : 6.95 %
MFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non -1.36 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.10
Bid-YTW : 8.25 %
BAM.PR.K Floater -1.20 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 10.67
Evaluated at bid price : 10.67
Bid-YTW : 6.51 %
MFC.PR.F FixedReset Ins Non -1.11 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 12.52
Bid-YTW : 10.84 %
GWO.PR.R Deemed-Retractible -1.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.55
Bid-YTW : 6.12 %
BAM.PR.Z FixedReset Disc -1.08 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 18.40
Evaluated at bid price : 18.40
Bid-YTW : 6.05 %
BAM.PR.R FixedReset Disc -1.02 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 14.50
Evaluated at bid price : 14.50
Bid-YTW : 6.28 %
CU.PR.F Perpetual-Discount -1.02 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 21.45
Evaluated at bid price : 21.45
Bid-YTW : 5.30 %
BMO.PR.T FixedReset Disc -1.01 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 16.65
Evaluated at bid price : 16.65
Bid-YTW : 5.52 %
SLF.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non 1.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 12.90
Bid-YTW : 10.60 %
RY.PR.M FixedReset Disc 1.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 18.35
Evaluated at bid price : 18.35
Bid-YTW : 5.49 %
GWO.PR.T Deemed-Retractible 1.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.80
Bid-YTW : 5.80 %
TD.PF.I FixedReset Disc 1.35 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 21.05
Evaluated at bid price : 21.05
Bid-YTW : 5.33 %
NA.PR.G FixedReset Disc 1.56 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 19.53
Evaluated at bid price : 19.53
Bid-YTW : 5.66 %
CM.PR.Q FixedReset Disc 1.78 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 18.25
Evaluated at bid price : 18.25
Bid-YTW : 5.77 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
TRP.PR.B FixedReset Disc 736,315 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 10.89
Evaluated at bid price : 10.89
Bid-YTW : 6.12 %
TD.PF.J FixedReset Disc 96,600 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 20.10
Evaluated at bid price : 20.10
Bid-YTW : 5.34 %
TD.PF.D FixedReset Disc 68,800 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 19.32
Evaluated at bid price : 19.32
Bid-YTW : 5.46 %
CM.PR.Y FixedReset Disc 56,050 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 23.08
Evaluated at bid price : 24.75
Bid-YTW : 5.14 %
TRP.PR.D FixedReset Disc 44,810 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 15.99
Evaluated at bid price : 15.99
Bid-YTW : 6.06 %
CM.PR.S FixedReset Disc 40,800 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 18.51
Evaluated at bid price : 18.51
Bid-YTW : 5.47 %
There were 26 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
HSE.PR.E FixedReset Disc Quote: 17.80 – 18.50
Spot Rate : 0.7000
Average : 0.4951

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 17.80
Evaluated at bid price : 17.80
Bid-YTW : 6.99 %

GWO.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 13.97 – 14.44
Spot Rate : 0.4700
Average : 0.3333

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 13.97
Bid-YTW : 9.37 %

BNS.PR.I FixedReset Disc Quote: 19.96 – 20.35
Spot Rate : 0.3900
Average : 0.2572

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 19.96
Evaluated at bid price : 19.96
Bid-YTW : 5.20 %

SLF.PR.J FloatingReset Quote: 12.71 – 13.13
Spot Rate : 0.4200
Average : 0.2972

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 12.71
Bid-YTW : 11.20 %

IFC.PR.C FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 16.70 – 17.00
Spot Rate : 0.3000
Average : 0.2071

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 16.70
Bid-YTW : 8.88 %

PWF.PR.T FixedReset Disc Quote: 17.14 – 17.45
Spot Rate : 0.3100
Average : 0.2172

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-24
Maturity Price : 17.14
Evaluated at bid price : 17.14
Bid-YTW : 5.76 %

Market Action

September 23, 2019

A nice piece in the Globe today about Canada’s rentier economy:

We have to think about what most people rely on nowadays to support themselves and secure their futures. And the answer is assets – housing assets in particular. It’s no longer our salaries or incomes, nor even our pensions. Rather, Canada has become an asset-based economy in which it’s now a viable choice to buy a house far above your income threshold and sit tight – renting out rooms to pay the mortgage you can’t afford on your own income alone – waiting for its value to appreciate.

But there are perils to relying on this sort of economy for our future. An asset-based economy is underpinned by continuous asset price inflation alongside the suppression of income inflation, meaning a rising debt-to-income ratio is built in.

Another example of the asset based nature of our economy is the banks.

The banks now basically control the entire Canadian financial system – rather than simply being an important part of it – with their oligopoly protected from foreign competition by legislation and, to a slightly lesser extent, from new domestic competition by regulation.

A huge chunk of the Toronto Stock Exchange index is comprised of banks. with over 35% of the S&P/TSX 60 index being financial players; compared to less than 15% of the S&P 500.

And, I suggest, any attempt to introduce any real competition to the Canadian financial system – loosening Bank Act restrictions of foreign ownership and restricting bank encroachment on asset management and insurance – would be met by howls of outrage from the rent-seekers who invest in them.

And it appears that Mohamed A. El-Erian is as concerned as I am (see September 20) about the Fed response to the repo blip (from his Facebook page):

The longer this continues, and it will for now, the more it will be seen by investors as (pick your term):

  • stealth QE,
  • QE lite,
  • backdoor QE,
  • etc….

The big question is whether, for markets conditioned and empowered to believe they can force the hands of the Federal Reserve, this will be seen as a prelude to the formal resumption of a QE program.

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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 1.5575 % 1,932.1
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 1.5575 % 3,545.4
Floater 6.24 % 6.39 % 51,847 13.35 4 1.5575 % 2,043.2
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.1297 % 3,377.2
SplitShare 4.67 % 4.61 % 55,914 4.01 7 -0.1297 % 4,033.1
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.1297 % 3,146.8
Perpetual-Premium 5.61 % -18.22 % 67,565 0.09 6 0.1772 % 2,990.1
Perpetual-Discount 5.41 % 5.56 % 65,088 14.50 28 0.0950 % 3,171.0
FixedReset Disc 5.56 % 5.51 % 175,427 14.39 73 0.0672 % 2,062.6
Deemed-Retractible 5.22 % 5.80 % 75,332 7.90 27 0.0047 % 3,152.9
FloatingReset 4.56 % 6.73 % 60,503 7.95 3 -0.4924 % 2,336.9
FixedReset Prem 5.24 % 3.92 % 127,961 1.58 14 0.0028 % 2,586.5
FixedReset Bank Non 1.98 % 4.28 % 84,939 2.28 3 0.0974 % 2,661.7
FixedReset Ins Non 5.51 % 8.07 % 105,684 7.91 21 -0.2886 % 2,095.7
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
SLF.PR.J FloatingReset -1.84 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 12.77
Bid-YTW : 11.13 %
IAF.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non -1.58 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.70
Bid-YTW : 7.69 %
SLF.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non -1.47 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 12.76
Bid-YTW : 10.73 %
MFC.PR.H FixedReset Ins Non -1.40 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 20.41
Bid-YTW : 7.03 %
IAF.PR.I FixedReset Ins Non -1.36 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.90
Bid-YTW : 7.96 %
PWF.PR.P FixedReset Disc -1.28 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-23
Maturity Price : 12.36
Evaluated at bid price : 12.36
Bid-YTW : 6.03 %
BAM.PR.X FixedReset Disc -1.09 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-23
Maturity Price : 12.70
Evaluated at bid price : 12.70
Bid-YTW : 6.16 %
MFC.PR.C Deemed-Retractible -1.00 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 20.75
Bid-YTW : 6.87 %
CU.PR.D Perpetual-Discount 1.00 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-23
Maturity Price : 22.93
Evaluated at bid price : 23.22
Bid-YTW : 5.31 %
BAM.PR.B Floater 1.02 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-23
Maturity Price : 10.86
Evaluated at bid price : 10.86
Bid-YTW : 6.39 %
GWO.PR.R Deemed-Retractible 1.11 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.80
Bid-YTW : 5.98 %
CM.PR.R FixedReset Disc 1.18 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-23
Maturity Price : 21.40
Evaluated at bid price : 21.40
Bid-YTW : 5.58 %
SLF.PR.I FixedReset Ins Non 1.33 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.25
Bid-YTW : 7.93 %
HSE.PR.C FixedReset Disc 1.47 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-23
Maturity Price : 16.61
Evaluated at bid price : 16.61
Bid-YTW : 6.85 %
TD.PF.A FixedReset Disc 1.60 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-23
Maturity Price : 17.15
Evaluated at bid price : 17.15
Bid-YTW : 5.38 %
BAM.PF.J FixedReset Disc 1.78 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-23
Maturity Price : 23.20
Evaluated at bid price : 24.62
Bid-YTW : 4.76 %
BAM.PR.K Floater 2.47 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-23
Maturity Price : 10.80
Evaluated at bid price : 10.80
Bid-YTW : 6.43 %
PWF.PR.A Floater 2.59 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-23
Maturity Price : 11.90
Evaluated at bid price : 11.90
Bid-YTW : 5.89 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
RY.PR.M FixedReset Disc 95,395 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-23
Maturity Price : 18.15
Evaluated at bid price : 18.15
Bid-YTW : 5.55 %
PVS.PR.E SplitShare 69,750 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-10-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.46
Bid-YTW : 4.97 %
CU.PR.I FixedReset Prem 66,500 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2020-12-01
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.71
Bid-YTW : 2.31 %
TD.PF.E FixedReset Disc 45,650 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-23
Maturity Price : 19.45
Evaluated at bid price : 19.45
Bid-YTW : 5.52 %
BNS.PR.Y FixedReset Bank Non 39,200 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.44
Bid-YTW : 3.43 %
HSE.PR.G FixedReset Disc 35,800 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-23
Maturity Price : 17.50
Evaluated at bid price : 17.50
Bid-YTW : 7.05 %
There were 23 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
CM.PR.Q FixedReset Disc Quote: 17.93 – 18.49
Spot Rate : 0.5600
Average : 0.3832

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-23
Maturity Price : 17.93
Evaluated at bid price : 17.93
Bid-YTW : 5.87 %

CM.PR.P FixedReset Disc Quote: 16.14 – 16.61
Spot Rate : 0.4700
Average : 0.3103

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-23
Maturity Price : 16.14
Evaluated at bid price : 16.14
Bid-YTW : 5.73 %

BNS.PR.Y FixedReset Bank Non Quote: 24.44 – 24.86
Spot Rate : 0.4200
Average : 0.3041

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.44
Bid-YTW : 3.43 %

BMO.PR.C FixedReset Disc Quote: 22.00 – 22.30
Spot Rate : 0.3000
Average : 0.1983

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-23
Maturity Price : 21.59
Evaluated at bid price : 22.00
Bid-YTW : 5.36 %

MFC.PR.H FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 20.41 – 20.74
Spot Rate : 0.3300
Average : 0.2305

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 20.41
Bid-YTW : 7.03 %

TRP.PR.F FloatingReset Quote: 13.25 – 13.51
Spot Rate : 0.2600
Average : 0.1724

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-09-23
Maturity Price : 13.25
Evaluated at bid price : 13.25
Bid-YTW : 6.73 %