{"id":20102,"date":"2012-10-26T01:02:13","date_gmt":"2012-10-26T05:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prefblog.com\/?p=20102"},"modified":"2012-10-26T01:02:13","modified_gmt":"2012-10-26T05:02:13","slug":"october-25-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=20102","title":{"rendered":"October 25, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing happened today.<\/p>\n<p>It was a steady day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualPremiums and FixedResets both up 3bp, while DeemedRetractibles gained 2bp. Volatility was muted. Volume was average &#8211; but the top two traders were issues that rarely see any play at all! Nice tickets for RBC, if they were able to get full commission on them!<\/p>\n<table border='1'>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='8'><strong>HIMIPref&trade; Preferred Indices<br \/>These values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref&trade; Indices<\/strong><br \/>Values are provisional and are finalized monthly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>Mean<br \/>Current<br \/>Yield<br \/>(at bid)<\/td>\n<td>Median<br \/>YTW<\/td>\n<td>Median<br \/>Average<br \/>Trading<br \/>Value<\/td>\n<td>Median<br \/>Mod Dur<br \/>(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>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.00<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0934 %<\/td>\n<td>2,466.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedFloater<\/td>\n<td>4.15 %<\/td>\n<td>3.48 %<\/td>\n<td>38,097<\/td>\n<td>18.39<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>-0.4348 %<\/td>\n<td>3,878.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>2.80 %<\/td>\n<td>3.00 %<\/td>\n<td>54,956<\/td>\n<td>19.72<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>0.0934 %<\/td>\n<td>2,663.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>OpRet<\/td>\n<td>4.63 %<\/td>\n<td>1.98 %<\/td>\n<td>40,969<\/td>\n<td>0.64<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>-0.0477 %<\/td>\n<td>2,566.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>5.39 %<\/td>\n<td>4.84 %<\/td>\n<td>69,263<\/td>\n<td>4.49<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0.0525 %<\/td>\n<td>2,844.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interest-Bearing<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.00<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>-0.0477 %<\/td>\n<td>2,346.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>5.29 %<\/td>\n<td>0.92 %<\/td>\n<td>83,091<\/td>\n<td>0.33<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>0.0273 %<\/td>\n<td>2,307.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>5.02 %<\/td>\n<td>4.92 %<\/td>\n<td>45,360<\/td>\n<td>15.47<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>0.0205 %<\/td>\n<td>2,578.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>4.97 %<\/td>\n<td>3.03 %<\/td>\n<td>202,897<\/td>\n<td>3.96<\/td>\n<td>73<\/td>\n<td>0.0265 %<\/td>\n<td>2,445.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>4.95 %<\/td>\n<td>3.52 %<\/td>\n<td>134,749<\/td>\n<td>1.14<\/td>\n<td>47<\/td>\n<td>0.0150 %<\/td>\n<td>2,381.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border='1'>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='4'><strong>Performance Highlights<\/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>GWO.PR.R<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>-1.16 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2022-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.71<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.01 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PR.Y<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>-1.11 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2022-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.00<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.27 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\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>Shares<br \/>Traded<\/td>\n<td>Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TRI.PR.B<\/td>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>602,000<\/td>\n<td>RBC crossed two blocks of 300,000 each, at 22.20 and 22.21.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2042-10-25<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.94<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.18<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 2.35 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BNA.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>470,470<\/td>\n<td>RBC crossed two blocks of 235,000 each, at 24.52 and 24.53.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2019-01-10<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.50<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.86 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PR.S<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>320,498<\/td>\n<td>Nesbitt crossed blocks of 200,000 and 100,000, both at 25.05.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2022-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.04<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.10 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>60,310<\/td>\n<td>TD crossed 50,000 at 24.00.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2022-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.95<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.98 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BMO.PR.K<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>56,533<\/td>\n<td>National crossed 50,000 at 26.39.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2012-11-25<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 26.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.38<br \/>\nBid-YTW : -2.20 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SLF.PR.I<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>40,350<\/td>\n<td>TD crossed 32,200 at 25.96.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2016-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.85<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.46 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='4'>There were 29 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border='1'>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='3'><strong>Wide Spread Highlights<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Issue<\/td>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>Quote Data and Yield Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.R<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 24.71 &#8211; 25.02<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.3100<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1731<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2022-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.71<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.01 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PR.Y<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 25.00 &#8211; 25.25<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.2500<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1648<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2022-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.00<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.27 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ENB.PR.D<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 25.50 &#8211; 25.75<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.2500<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1677<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2042-10-25<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.30<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.50<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.60 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CM.PR.L<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 26.51 &#8211; 26.72<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.2100<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1325<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2014-04-30<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.51<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 2.36 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.P<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 26.21 &#8211; 26.48<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.2700<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1926<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2022-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.21<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.83 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NA.PR.O<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 26.60 &#8211; 26.80<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.2000<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1434<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2014-02-15<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.60<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 1.37 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing happened today. It was a steady day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualPremiums and FixedResets both up 3bp, while DeemedRetractibles gained 2bp. Volatility was muted. Volume was average &#8211; but the top &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-action"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20102\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}