{"id":1543,"date":"2007-11-30T23:34:25","date_gmt":"2007-12-01T03:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prefblog.com\/?p=1543"},"modified":"2007-11-30T23:34:25","modified_gmt":"2007-12-01T03:34:25","slug":"november-30-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=1543","title":{"rendered":"November 30, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An extremely busy day to finish the month!<\/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>4.86%<\/td>\n<td>4.84%<\/td>\n<td>112,447<\/td>\n<td>15.75<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>+0.0614%<\/td>\n<td>1,049.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fixed-Floater<\/td>\n<td>4.91%<\/td>\n<td>4.93%<\/td>\n<td>98,259<\/td>\n<td>15.62<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>-0.1617%<\/td>\n<td>1,035.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>4.84%<\/td>\n<td>4.91%<\/td>\n<td>59,518<\/td>\n<td>15.59<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>+0.0592%<\/td>\n<td>970.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Op. Retract<\/td>\n<td>4.88%<\/td>\n<td>2.47%<\/td>\n<td>80,591<\/td>\n<td>3.81<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>-0.0406%<\/td>\n<td>1,031.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Split-Share<\/td>\n<td>5.34%<\/td>\n<td>6.23%<\/td>\n<td>92,352<\/td>\n<td>4.09<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>+0.1093%<\/td>\n<td>1,018.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interest Bearing<\/td>\n<td>6.24%<\/td>\n<td>6.52%<\/td>\n<td>69,058<\/td>\n<td>3.75<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>-0.1081%<\/td>\n<td>1,065.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>5.86%<\/td>\n<td>5.34%<\/td>\n<td>91,238<\/td>\n<td>8.05<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>-0.0066%<\/td>\n<td>1,008.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>5.61%<\/td>\n<td>5.65%<\/td>\n<td>348,050<\/td>\n<td>14.20<\/td>\n<td>55<\/td>\n<td>+0.2244%<\/td>\n<td>904.3<\/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>BNA.PR.B<\/td>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>-4.3478%<\/td>\n<td>Asset coverage of 4.0:1 according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bnnsplit.com\/investor_nav.htm\">the company<\/a>. Pre-tax bid-YTW now 6.90% based on a bid of 22.00 and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefshares.com\/glossary.html#hardMaturity\">hardMaturity<\/a> 2016-3-25 at 25.00.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixFloat<\/td>\n<td>-1.5748%<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>LBS.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>-1.1765%<\/td>\n<td>Asset coverage of 2.4+:1 as of November 29, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bromptongroup.com\/funds\/lbs\/overview\/\">Brompton<\/a>. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.26% based on a bid of 10.08 and a hardMaturity 2013-11-29 at 10.08.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ELF.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>-1.1696%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 7.16% based on a bid of 16.90 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BNA.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>-1.0932%<\/td>\n<td>Asset coverage of 4.0:1 according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bnnsplit.com\/investor_nav.htm\">the company<\/a>. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 7.62% based on a bid of 19.00 and a hardMaturity 2019-1-10 at 25.00.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>WFS.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>+1.1213%<\/td>\n<td>Asset coverage of 1.9+:1 as of November 22, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mulvihill.com\/sp_nav.cfm\">Mulvihill. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.82% based on a bid of 9.92 and a hardMaturity 2011-6-30 at 10.00.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FIG.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>InterestBearing<\/td>\n<td>+1.1518%<\/td>\n<td>Asset coverage of 2.1+:1 as of November 28, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faircourtassetmgt.com\/dailyNAV\/Nov07\/FIG_NAV_Nov_2007.pdf\">Faircourt<\/a>. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 7.11% (mostly as interest) based on a bid of 9.66 and a hardMaturity 2014-12-31 at 10.00.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>POW.PR.D<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>+1.1526%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.78% based on a bid of 21.94 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BNS.PR.M<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>+1.2013%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.41% based on a bid of 21.06 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CIU.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>+1.2195%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.58% based on a bid of 20.75 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NA.PR.L<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>+1.4829%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.97% based on a bid of 20.53 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IAG.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualPremium<\/td>\n<td>+1.7632%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.70% based on a bid of 20.20 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NA.PR.K<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>+1.9311%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 6.07% based on a bid of 24.28 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HSB.PR.D<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>+2.1530%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.70% based on a bid of 22.30 and a limitMaturity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BSD.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>InterestBearing<\/td>\n<td>+2.2774%<\/td>\n<td>Asset coverage of just under 1.7:1 as of November 23, 2007, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brookfieldfunds.com\/funds\/rising\/nav.htm\">Brookfield Funds<\/a>. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 6.21% based on a bid of 9.88 and a hardMaturity 2015-3-31.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FFN.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>+2.5961%<\/td>\n<td>Asset coverage of 2.3:1 as of November 15, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.financial15.com\/valuations.html\">the company<\/a>. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.77% based on a bid of 22.50 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FTU.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>+2.6667%<\/td>\n<td>Asset coverage of 1.8+:1 as of November 15, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.financial15.com\/valuations.html\">. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 7.12% based on a bid of 9.24 and a hardMaturity 2012-12-1 at 10.00.<\/a><\/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>IQW.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>Scraps (would be OpRet, but there are credit concerns)<\/td>\n<td>456,020<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 209.05% (annualized!) based on a bid of 17.80 and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefshares.com\/glossary.html#softMaturity\">softMaturity<\/a> 2008-2-29 at 25.00. But don&#8217;t count on it!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NTL.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>Scraps (would be Ratchet, but there are credit concerns)<\/td>\n<td>376,393<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PWF.PR.E<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>221,500<\/td>\n<td>Scotia crossed 200,000 at 24.71. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.57% based on a bid of 24.62 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PR.P<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>142,760<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.43% based on a bid of 24.42 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.W<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>69,809<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.46% based on a bid of 22.58 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.H<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>54,830<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.69% based on a bid of 21.35 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.D<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>54,830<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.45% based on a bid of 20.80 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>There were seventy-four other index-included $25.00-equivalent issues trading over 10,000 shares today.\n<\/p>\n<p><!--958995cabf2a7d4e9b115823676d9e55--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An extremely busy day to finish the month! 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