{"id":1260,"date":"2007-10-01T20:01:05","date_gmt":"2007-10-02T00:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prefblog.com\/?p=1260"},"modified":"2007-10-01T20:01:05","modified_gmt":"2007-10-02T00:01:05","slug":"october-1-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=1260","title":{"rendered":"October 1, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Month-end scheduling\u00a0is still a problem! I&#8217;m not going to be reporting much today, but those desperate for reading material can look at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefblog.com\/?p=1259\">my commentary on the Blinder Op-Ed<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefblog.com\/?p=1258\">Changes in the HIMIPref\u2122 Indices<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefblog.com\/?p=1257\">MAPF Performance<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefblog.com\/?p=1256\">an updated commentary on the new issues<\/a> or a note on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefblog.com\/?p=1255\">After-tax Yield Equivalency<\/a>, all of which are new since last time.<\/p>\n<p>And I did the tables for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefblog.com\/?p=1254\">September 28<\/a>, too!<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"8\"><strong>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<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>Mean Current Yield (at bid)<\/td>\n<td>Mean YTW<\/td>\n<td>Mean Average Trading Value<\/td>\n<td>Mean Mod Dur (YTW)<\/td>\n<td>Issues<\/td>\n<td>Day&#8217;s Perf.<\/td>\n<td>Index Value<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ratchet<\/td>\n<td>4.58%<\/td>\n<td>4.50%<\/td>\n<td>941,599<\/td>\n<td>16.19<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.0000%<\/td>\n<td>1,065.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fixed-Floater<\/td>\n<td>4.93%<\/td>\n<td>4.81%<\/td>\n<td>103,243<\/td>\n<td>15.77<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>-0.4829%<\/td>\n<td>1,028.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>4.48%<\/td>\n<td>2.83%<\/td>\n<td>80,906<\/td>\n<td>10.77<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>+0.2349%<\/td>\n<td>1,047.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Op. Retract<\/td>\n<td>4.85%<\/td>\n<td>4.25%<\/td>\n<td>76,257<\/td>\n<td>3.35<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>-0.0472%<\/td>\n<td>1,026.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Split-Share<\/td>\n<td>5.14%<\/td>\n<td>4.94%<\/td>\n<td>86,937<\/td>\n<td>4.07<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>-0.0647%<\/td>\n<td>1,044.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interest Bearing<\/td>\n<td>6.35%<\/td>\n<td>6.49%<\/td>\n<td>55,984<\/td>\n<td>3.64<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>+0.0517%<\/td>\n<td>1,042.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>5.62%<\/td>\n<td>5.39%<\/td>\n<td>95,453<\/td>\n<td>7.76<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>-0.2465%<\/td>\n<td>1,017.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>5.31%<\/td>\n<td>5.34%<\/td>\n<td>211,209<\/td>\n<td>14.93<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<td>-0.2421%<\/td>\n<td>948.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><strong>Major Price Changes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Issue<\/td>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>Change<\/td>\n<td>Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixFloat<\/td>\n<td>-3.9024%<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CIU.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>-2.0882%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.52% based on a bid of 21.10 and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefshares.com\/glossary.html#limitMaturity\">limitMaturity<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BMO.PR.J<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>-1.9740%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.21% based on a bid of 21.85 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BNA.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>-1.4665%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 6.16% based on a bid of 21.50 and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefshares.com\/glossary.html#hardMaturity\">hardMaturity<\/a> 2019-1-10 at 25.00.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.I<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>-1.4021%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.19% based on a bid of 21.80 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SLF.PR.E<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>-1.3926%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.16% based on a bid of 21.95 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>-1.3495%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.13% based on a bid of 21.93 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PIC.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>-1.2063%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.80% based on a bid of 15.56 and a hardMaturity 2010-11-1 at 15.00.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.B<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>-1.1760%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.16% based on a bid of 22.69 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NA.PR.K<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualPremium<\/td>\n<td>-1.1462%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.94% based on a bid of 25.01 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CM.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualPremium<\/td>\n<td><strong>+<\/strong>1.2000%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.15% based on a bid of 25.30 and a call 2014-5-31 at 25.00.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><strong>Volume Highlights<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Issue<\/td>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>Volume<\/td>\n<td>Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BMO.PR.J<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>42,400<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.21% based on a bid of 21.85 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.B<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>32,465<\/td>\n<td>Nesbitt crossed 20,000 at 22.65. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.16% based on a bid of 22.69 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BNS.PR.M<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>30,395<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.18% based on a bid of 21.66 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.I<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>27,478<\/td>\n<td>Nesbitt crossed 20,000 at 22.10. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.19% based on a bid of 21.80 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BNS.PR.L<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>19,050<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.18% based on a bid of 21.67 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>There were nine other index-included $25.00-equivalent issues trading over 10,000 shares today.\n<\/p>\n<p><!--4e2099c248a5bb56cb8a53ebc96e38ad--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Month-end scheduling\u00a0is still a problem! 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