April 2, 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 4.14% 4.05% 47,109 10.57 2 -0.0794% 1,051.7
Fixed-Floater 4.93% 3.95% 85,569 17.17 6 -0.0586% 1,036.9
Floater 4.58% -18.57% 61,156 0.40 4 -0.0393% 1,055.1
Op. Retract 4.72% 3.08% 85,331 2.15 17 +0.0494% 1,034.5
Split-Share 4.99% 3.61% 179,325 3.21 12 -0.1228% 1,051.5
Interest Bearing 6.54% 3.18% 64,163 2.30 5 -0.3411% 1,042.4
Perpetual-Premium 5.02% 3.64% 200,132 5.13 53 -0.0299% 1,059.5
Perpetual-Discount 4.52% 4.54% 839,017 16.35 10 +0.0204% 1,067.1
Major Price Changes
Issue Index Change Notes
BSD.PR.A InterestBearing -1.8627% TD did a little selling late in the day that appears to have taken the bid out. Probably just noise. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 6.08% (INTEREST!) based on a bid of $10.01 and a hardMaturity 2015-3-31.
TD.PR.N OpRet +1.0636% On volume of 100 shares. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 2.38% based on a bid of $27.03 and a call 2009-5-30 at $26.00. If it makes it to its softMaturity 2014-01-30 at $25.00, it will have yielded 3.23%. If.
TD.PR.M OpRet +1.3073% Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 2.31% based on a bid of $27.12 and a call 2009-5-30 at $26.00. It will have yielded 3.22% if it makes it to its softMaturity 2013-10-30 at $25.00. Again … I’m not holding my breath.
TD.PR.O PerpetualPremium +1.3351% TD common stock went ex-Dividend today. Did everybody re-invest in prefs? Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 3.90% based on a bid of $26.50 and a call 2014-11-30 at $25.00
See “Update”, below, re shaded elements of this table
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Volume Notes
PWF.PR.F PerpetualPremium 40,400 National Bank bought 37,100 from Nesbitt at $25.90. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.52% based on a bid of $25.87 and a call 2010-12-30 at $25.00.
BMO.PR.G OpRet 37,523 Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.12% based on a bid of $25.20 and a call 2007-9-24 at $25.00.
SLF.PR.D PerpetualDiscount 29,238 RBC bought 10,000 from Scotia at $24.87. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.49% based on a bid of $24.85 and a limitMaturity.
RY.PR.F PerpetualDiscount 24,243 Recent new issue. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.53% based on a bid of $24.70 and a limitMaturity.
BAM.PR.M PerpetualPremium 21,177 Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.75% based on a bid of $25.05 and a call 2016-3-1 at $25.00.

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

Update : TD dividends were inaccurately recorded. The ex-date was 4/4 for this dividend, not 4/2; hence, performance is shown here including a dividend that did not, in fact, become receivable.

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