December 22, 2009

So much for the Christmas lull! Trading was heavy today and PerpetualDiscounts were down 14bp, while FixedResets were up 13bp as investors realized that a lot of the product available was not the YPG.PR.D new issue.

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 0.1266 % 1,576.6
FixedFloater 5.84 % 3.97 % 41,119 18.81 1 -1.4293 % 2,667.6
Floater 2.49 % 2.90 % 111,326 19.99 3 0.1266 % 1,969.6
OpRet 4.86 % -4.45 % 129,703 0.09 15 0.0306 % 2,319.2
SplitShare 6.44 % -4.43 % 227,943 0.08 2 -0.0887 % 2,086.6
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0306 % 2,120.7
Perpetual-Premium 5.86 % 5.80 % 81,734 2.32 7 -0.0397 % 1,881.3
Perpetual-Discount 5.80 % 5.86 % 197,765 14.03 68 -0.1436 % 1,795.4
FixedReset 5.39 % 3.63 % 343,652 3.86 41 0.1317 % 2,168.9
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
HSB.PR.D Perpetual-Discount -2.07 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-12-22
Maturity Price : 21.30
Evaluated at bid price : 21.30
Bid-YTW : 5.90 %
RY.PR.C Perpetual-Discount -1.66 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-12-22
Maturity Price : 20.75
Evaluated at bid price : 20.75
Bid-YTW : 5.61 %
POW.PR.D Perpetual-Discount -1.57 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-12-22
Maturity Price : 20.63
Evaluated at bid price : 20.63
Bid-YTW : 6.08 %
BAM.PR.J OpRet -1.52 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Soft Maturity
Maturity Date : 2018-03-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.00
Bid-YTW : 4.82 %
BAM.PR.G FixedFloater -1.43 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-12-22
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.62
Bid-YTW : 3.97 %
BNS.PR.Q FixedReset -1.09 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2013-11-24
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.36
Bid-YTW : 3.68 %
PWF.PR.K Perpetual-Discount -1.04 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-12-22
Maturity Price : 20.93
Evaluated at bid price : 20.93
Bid-YTW : 6.02 %
BAM.PR.K Floater 1.06 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-12-22
Maturity Price : 13.40
Evaluated at bid price : 13.40
Bid-YTW : 2.93 %
CM.PR.K FixedReset 1.26 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-08-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 27.25
Bid-YTW : 3.42 %
RY.PR.Y FixedReset 1.30 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-12-24
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 28.00
Bid-YTW : 3.61 %
CM.PR.A OpRet 1.32 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2010-01-21
Maturity Price : 25.25
Evaluated at bid price : 26.85
Bid-YTW : -52.24 %
NA.PR.L Perpetual-Discount 1.49 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-12-22
Maturity Price : 21.48
Evaluated at bid price : 21.75
Bid-YTW : 5.64 %
HSB.PR.C Perpetual-Discount 1.67 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-12-22
Maturity Price : 21.58
Evaluated at bid price : 21.90
Bid-YTW : 5.84 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
CM.PR.L FixedReset 268,035 RBC crossed 26,700 at 28.15; then bought 19,900 from CIBC at the same price. CIBC then sold 19,000 to TD and 17,900 more to RBC at 28.15; TD bought 13,500 from HSBC at 28.15; RBC crossed 40,400 at 28.15. TD crossed a block of 30,900 at 28.16 (finally, a different price) and crossed two blocks, of 37,000 and 15,400 shares, both at the same old 28.15.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-05-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 28.14
Bid-YTW : 3.69 %
ACO.PR.A OpRet 194,888 RBC crossed 194,800 at 25.90.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2010-01-21
Maturity Price : 25.50
Evaluated at bid price : 25.99
Bid-YTW : -13.17 %
GWO.PR.J FixedReset 53,065 RBC crossed 50,000 at 27.16.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-01-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 27.16
Bid-YTW : 3.67 %
TD.PR.N OpRet 51,880 TD crossed blocks of 31,000 and 15,000 at 26.33.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2010-01-21
Maturity Price : 26.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.40
Bid-YTW : -6.45 %
BNS.PR.T FixedReset 38,555 RBC crossed 18,800 at 28.00.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-05-25
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 28.00
Bid-YTW : 3.57 %
BNS.PR.J Perpetual-Discount 36,620 RBC crossed 18,000 at 23.92.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-12-22
Maturity Price : 22.74
Evaluated at bid price : 23.74
Bid-YTW : 5.57 %
There were 64 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.

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