February 24, 2022

Well, 77 years of peace in Europe has come to an end, complete with a speech about historical indignities and strong overtones of nationalism-by-language. I’m only surprised that Putin hasn’t declared he has no further territorial ambitions in Europe.

Market implications are as murky as might be expected, but Mark Rendell provides a quick survey in the Globe:

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is pushing up global energy and food prices, adding to inflationary pressures and putting central banks around the world in a delicate position as they embark on a much-anticipated rate hike cycle.

In a volatile day of trading, the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil shot past US$100 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since 2014, before ending the trading day around US$93. The price of natural gas in Europe rose sharply on fears that supply could be choked off, with the benchmark Dutch futures contract up more than 40 per cent. Russia supplies nearly 40 per cent of Europe’s natural gas, and several critical pipelines run through Ukraine.

Meanwhile, the price of wheat futures contracts in the United States was up around 5.5 per cent by Thursday afternoon.

The U.S. Federal Reserve, the world’s most important central bank, is still expected to start raising interest rates at its upcoming policy meeting on March 15. At the same time, markets are no longer pricing in a high likelihood that the Fed will start its rate hike cycle with a 0.5-percentage-point increase instead of the usual 0.25-percentage-point increase.

There wasn’t much of a flight to quality on the day, with GOC-5 remaining constant at 1.75%.

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 3.19 % 3.77 % 37,610 19.73 1 -5.1852 % 2,735.1
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.9447 % 5,455.4
Floater 2.92 % 2.93 % 62,726 19.85 3 -0.9447 % 3,144.0
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.1446 % 3,643.2
SplitShare 4.65 % 4.20 % 32,088 3.64 6 0.1446 % 4,350.7
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.1446 % 3,394.6
Perpetual-Premium 5.29 % 3.09 % 59,562 0.51 21 -0.4497 % 3,188.1
Perpetual-Discount 4.95 % 5.01 % 60,322 15.44 11 -0.6790 % 3,722.4
FixedReset Disc 4.14 % 4.50 % 113,507 16.38 44 -1.5121 % 2,714.1
Insurance Straight 5.05 % 4.93 % 89,794 15.40 18 -0.6341 % 3,552.7
FloatingReset 2.79 % 2.44 % 68,791 21.17 2 -1.0732 % 2,917.9
FixedReset Prem 4.80 % 4.22 % 112,356 2.27 26 -0.2513 % 2,692.1
FixedReset Bank Non 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -1.5121 % 2,774.3
FixedReset Ins Non 4.22 % 4.39 % 78,927 16.57 17 -0.9473 % 2,881.1
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
TRP.PR.G FixedReset Disc -47.92 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 12.29
Evaluated at bid price : 12.29
Bid-YTW : 8.85 %
TD.PF.A FixedReset Disc -8.42 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 21.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.00
Bid-YTW : 4.75 %
BAM.PR.Z FixedReset Disc -5.91 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.54
Evaluated at bid price : 23.10
Bid-YTW : 5.16 %
BAM.PR.E Ratchet -5.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 19.20
Bid-YTW : 3.77 %
TD.PF.B FixedReset Disc -4.80 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 21.60
Evaluated at bid price : 22.01
Bid-YTW : 4.54 %
BAM.PR.T FixedReset Disc -4.38 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 20.32
Evaluated at bid price : 20.32
Bid-YTW : 5.09 %
SLF.PR.H FixedReset Ins Non -3.84 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 20.79
Evaluated at bid price : 20.79
Bid-YTW : 4.50 %
CU.PR.E Perpetual-Premium -3.58 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 23.69
Evaluated at bid price : 24.00
Bid-YTW : 5.11 %
BAM.PR.B Floater -3.40 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 14.50
Evaluated at bid price : 14.50
Bid-YTW : 2.98 %
IFC.PR.A FixedReset Ins Non -2.80 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 20.45
Evaluated at bid price : 20.45
Bid-YTW : 4.31 %
TRP.PR.C FixedReset Disc -2.71 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 15.08
Evaluated at bid price : 15.08
Bid-YTW : 5.03 %
TRP.PR.E FixedReset Disc -2.62 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 20.08
Evaluated at bid price : 20.08
Bid-YTW : 5.11 %
IFC.PR.C FixedReset Disc -2.45 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.57
Evaluated at bid price : 23.51
Bid-YTW : 4.45 %
BMO.PR.S FixedReset Disc -2.38 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.27
Evaluated at bid price : 22.60
Bid-YTW : 4.50 %
PWF.PR.T FixedReset Disc -2.31 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.87
Evaluated at bid price : 23.22
Bid-YTW : 4.48 %
NA.PR.W FixedReset Disc -2.26 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.12
Evaluated at bid price : 22.51
Bid-YTW : 4.43 %
PWF.PR.K Perpetual-Discount -2.02 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 24.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.25
Bid-YTW : 5.14 %
TRP.PR.D FixedReset Disc -2.02 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 20.38
Evaluated at bid price : 20.38
Bid-YTW : 5.10 %
POW.PR.B Perpetual-Premium -1.86 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 24.55
Evaluated at bid price : 24.80
Bid-YTW : 5.46 %
MFC.PR.M FixedReset Ins Non -1.81 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.29
Evaluated at bid price : 22.73
Bid-YTW : 4.46 %
CU.PR.C FixedReset Disc -1.76 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 21.84
Evaluated at bid price : 22.30
Bid-YTW : 4.65 %
BAM.PF.F FixedReset Disc -1.67 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.49
Evaluated at bid price : 23.01
Bid-YTW : 4.97 %
BAM.PR.N Perpetual-Discount -1.64 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 23.15
Evaluated at bid price : 23.41
Bid-YTW : 5.14 %
FTS.PR.G FixedReset Disc -1.60 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 21.27
Evaluated at bid price : 21.55
Bid-YTW : 4.56 %
NA.PR.S FixedReset Disc -1.48 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.94
Evaluated at bid price : 23.24
Bid-YTW : 4.47 %
IAF.PR.B Insurance Straight -1.45 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 23.53
Evaluated at bid price : 23.80
Bid-YTW : 4.89 %
BIP.PR.A FixedReset Disc -1.44 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.58
Evaluated at bid price : 23.31
Bid-YTW : 5.46 %
TRP.PR.F FloatingReset -1.43 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 17.90
Evaluated at bid price : 17.90
Bid-YTW : 3.18 %
GWO.PR.T Insurance Straight -1.41 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 24.59
Evaluated at bid price : 25.10
Bid-YTW : 5.19 %
POW.PR.D Perpetual-Premium -1.41 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 24.19
Evaluated at bid price : 24.45
Bid-YTW : 5.17 %
CM.PR.P FixedReset Disc -1.40 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.12
Evaluated at bid price : 22.50
Bid-YTW : 4.44 %
IFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non -1.39 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 24.49
Evaluated at bid price : 24.80
Bid-YTW : 4.43 %
BAM.PF.C Perpetual-Discount -1.37 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 23.42
Evaluated at bid price : 23.71
Bid-YTW : 5.18 %
BAM.PR.R FixedReset Disc -1.33 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 20.03
Evaluated at bid price : 20.03
Bid-YTW : 4.89 %
BMO.PR.T FixedReset Disc -1.32 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.15
Evaluated at bid price : 22.48
Bid-YTW : 4.39 %
MFC.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non -1.32 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.11
Evaluated at bid price : 22.50
Bid-YTW : 4.42 %
SLF.PR.E Insurance Straight -1.30 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 23.15
Evaluated at bid price : 23.45
Bid-YTW : 4.85 %
BMO.PR.D FixedReset Prem -1.28 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 24.11
Evaluated at bid price : 24.73
Bid-YTW : 4.97 %
SLF.PR.C Insurance Straight -1.27 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 23.14
Evaluated at bid price : 23.40
Bid-YTW : 4.81 %
RY.PR.H FixedReset Disc -1.25 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.45
Evaluated at bid price : 22.91
Bid-YTW : 4.32 %
TRP.PR.A FixedReset Disc -1.24 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 18.30
Evaluated at bid price : 18.30
Bid-YTW : 5.06 %
GWO.PR.Q Insurance Straight -1.23 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 24.55
Evaluated at bid price : 24.80
Bid-YTW : 5.26 %
PWF.PR.S Perpetual-Discount -1.23 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 23.82
Evaluated at bid price : 24.11
Bid-YTW : 5.01 %
FTS.PR.M FixedReset Disc -1.20 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.31
Bid-YTW : 4.70 %
TD.PF.C FixedReset Disc -1.17 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.29
Evaluated at bid price : 22.75
Bid-YTW : 4.39 %
ELF.PR.G Perpetual-Discount -1.08 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 23.62
Evaluated at bid price : 23.89
Bid-YTW : 5.02 %
CM.PR.S FixedReset Disc -1.06 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 23.71
Evaluated at bid price : 24.25
Bid-YTW : 4.37 %
NA.PR.E FixedReset Disc -1.06 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 23.92
Evaluated at bid price : 24.35
Bid-YTW : 4.48 %
BIP.PR.B FixedReset Prem -1.06 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2025-12-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.25
Bid-YTW : 4.34 %
RY.PR.J FixedReset Disc -1.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.99
Evaluated at bid price : 24.10
Bid-YTW : 4.39 %
MFC.PR.K FixedReset Ins Non -1.02 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.96
Evaluated at bid price : 23.38
Bid-YTW : 4.27 %
BAM.PR.K Floater 1.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 14.75
Evaluated at bid price : 14.75
Bid-YTW : 2.93 %
BAM.PF.D Perpetual-Premium 3.26 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 23.79
Evaluated at bid price : 24.05
Bid-YTW : 5.16 %
TD.PF.E FixedReset Disc 3.95 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2025-10-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.21
Bid-YTW : 4.26 %
PWF.PR.P FixedReset Disc 6.51 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 16.35
Evaluated at bid price : 16.35
Bid-YTW : 4.74 %
RY.PR.M FixedReset Disc 70.61 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.73
Evaluated at bid price : 23.68
Bid-YTW : 4.30 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
TD.PF.J FixedReset Prem 152,200 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 24.45
Evaluated at bid price : 24.80
Bid-YTW : 4.53 %
TRP.PR.C FixedReset Disc 107,991 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 15.08
Evaluated at bid price : 15.08
Bid-YTW : 5.03 %
BMO.PR.C FixedReset Prem 64,000 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2022-05-25
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.98
Bid-YTW : 4.81 %
BMO.PR.D FixedReset Prem 56,300 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 24.11
Evaluated at bid price : 24.73
Bid-YTW : 4.97 %
RY.PR.J FixedReset Disc 34,900 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.99
Evaluated at bid price : 24.10
Bid-YTW : 4.39 %
TD.PF.I FixedReset Prem 31,100 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 24.58
Evaluated at bid price : 25.00
Bid-YTW : 4.78 %
There were 16 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
TRP.PR.G FixedReset Disc Quote: 12.29 – 23.70
Spot Rate : 11.4100
Average : 6.3783

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 12.29
Evaluated at bid price : 12.29
Bid-YTW : 8.85 %

TD.PF.A FixedReset Disc Quote: 21.00 – 22.90
Spot Rate : 1.9000
Average : 1.0605

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 21.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.00
Bid-YTW : 4.75 %

BAM.PR.Z FixedReset Disc Quote: 23.10 – 24.71
Spot Rate : 1.6100
Average : 0.9533

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 22.54
Evaluated at bid price : 23.10
Bid-YTW : 5.16 %

TRP.PR.A FixedReset Disc Quote: 18.30 – 19.45
Spot Rate : 1.1500
Average : 0.6716

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 18.30
Evaluated at bid price : 18.30
Bid-YTW : 5.06 %

BAM.PR.E Ratchet Quote: 19.20 – 20.42
Spot Rate : 1.2200
Average : 0.7447

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 19.20
Bid-YTW : 3.77 %

CU.PR.E Perpetual-Premium Quote: 24.00 – 25.00
Spot Rate : 1.0000
Average : 0.5747

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2052-02-24
Maturity Price : 23.69
Evaluated at bid price : 24.00
Bid-YTW : 5.11 %

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