March 19, 2007

Note that these indices are experimental; the absolute and relative daily values are expected to change in the final version. In this version, index values are based at 1,000.0 on 2006-6-30
Index Mean Current Yield (at bid) Mean YTW Mean Average Trading Value Mean Mod Dur (YTW) Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value
Ratchet 4.06% 3.81% 80,757 3.85 1 +0.3968% 1,054.9
Fixed-Floater 4.96% 3.49% 101,384 4.63 5 -0.0392% 1,044.0
Floater 4.72% -18.68% 75,096 0.32 3 +0.1318% 1,053.5
Op. Retract 4.70% 2.72% 75,282 2.13 17 +0.0886% 1,034.9
Split-Share 5.04% 1.51% 175,057 3.11 15 +0.1651% 1,051.5
Interest Bearing 6.50% 4.41% 66,126 2.32 5 -0.2035% 1,041.6
Perpetual-Premium 5.00% 3.81% 235,750 5.15 53 +0.0183% 1,058.7
Perpetual-Discount 4.52% 4.52% 900,035 12.58 10 +0.0485% 1,068.9
Major Price Changes
Issue Index Change Notes
There were no index-included issues with notable price moves today.
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Volume Notes
DC.PR.A Scraps (Would be OpRet, but there are credit-rating concerns) 192,948 Another day of heavy trading. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.96% based on a bid of $25.09 and a softMaturity 2016-6-29 at $25.00.
YPG.PR.A Scraps (Would be OpRet, but there are credit-rating concerns) 148,770 National Bank crossed 135,000 at $24.60. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.62% based on a bid of $24.60 and a softMaturity 2012-12-30 at $25.00.
BMO.PR.J PerpetualPremium 118,240 Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.52% based on a bid of $25.19 and either a call 2016-3-26 at $25.00, or a limitMaturity, take your pick.
BAM.PR.M PerpetualPremium 108,150 Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.71% based on a bid of $25.08 and a call 2016-3-1 at $25.00.
RY.PR.B PerpetualPremium 103,795 RBC crossed 100,000 at $25.70. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.43% based on a bid of $25.60 and a call 2015-9-23 at $25.00.
RY.PR.D PerpetualPremium 97,000 RBC crossed 40,000 at $25.25, then Nesbitt crossed 50,000 at the same price. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.55% based on a bid of $25.20 and a limitMaturity.
HSB.PR.D PerpetualPremium 28,060 Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.21% based on a bid of $26.30 and a call 2015-1-30 at $25.00

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

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