{"id":21004,"date":"2013-01-31T00:43:29","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T04:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prefblog.com\/?p=21004"},"modified":"2013-01-31T00:43:29","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T04:43:29","slug":"january-30-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=21004","title":{"rendered":"January 30, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a mixed day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualPremiums down 2bp, FixedResets up 11bp and DeemedRetractibles off 1bp. Volatility was low. Volume was well above average.<\/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>-0.0906 %<\/td>\n<td>2,556.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedFloater<\/td>\n<td>4.18 %<\/td>\n<td>3.50 %<\/td>\n<td>28,179<\/td>\n<td>18.36<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.4859 %<\/td>\n<td>3,894.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>2.72 %<\/td>\n<td>2.92 %<\/td>\n<td>69,501<\/td>\n<td>19.91<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>-0.0906 %<\/td>\n<td>2,760.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>OpRet<\/td>\n<td>4.63 %<\/td>\n<td>1.57 %<\/td>\n<td>57,426<\/td>\n<td>0.38<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>-0.0191 %<\/td>\n<td>2,595.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>4.57 %<\/td>\n<td>4.42 %<\/td>\n<td>43,219<\/td>\n<td>4.29<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>0.2792 %<\/td>\n<td>2,912.4<\/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>-0.0191 %<\/td>\n<td>2,373.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>5.24 %<\/td>\n<td>0.07 %<\/td>\n<td>88,815<\/td>\n<td>0.15<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>-0.0232 %<\/td>\n<td>2,349.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>4.87 %<\/td>\n<td>4.91 %<\/td>\n<td>139,940<\/td>\n<td>15.57<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>0.3377 %<\/td>\n<td>2,635.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>4.91 %<\/td>\n<td>2.88 %<\/td>\n<td>263,289<\/td>\n<td>3.40<\/td>\n<td>78<\/td>\n<td>0.1110 %<\/td>\n<td>2,483.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>4.88 %<\/td>\n<td>3.30 %<\/td>\n<td>134,367<\/td>\n<td>0.32<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<td>-0.0083 %<\/td>\n<td>2,430.7<\/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>TRI.PR.B<\/td>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>-1.54 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2043-01-30<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.76<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.04<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 2.26 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FTS.PR.H<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.25 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2043-01-30<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.81<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.97<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 2.79 %<\/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>TD.PR.S<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>97,890<\/td>\n<td>TD crossed 39,400 at 25.10; National crossed 50,000 at the same price.<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 : 25.08<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.13 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.D<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>70,517<\/td>\n<td>TD crossed 25,100 at 26.72; Scotia bought blocks of 14,200 and 10,800 from Nesbitt at 26.70.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2014-06-19<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.65<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 2.32 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.I<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>64,270<\/td>\n<td>National crossed 50,000 at 26.17.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2017-09-19<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.19<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.42 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TCA.PR.Y<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>58,825<\/td>\n<td>Desjardins crossed 57,000 at 52.60.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2014-03-05<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 50.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 52.45<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 1.06 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>58,770<\/td>\n<td>National crossed 50,000 at 26.33.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2016-12-19<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.30<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.12 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.P<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>53,850<\/td>\n<td>Desjardins crossed 45,000 at 26.93.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2014-09-30<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.90<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 2.69 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='4'>There were 43 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>BAM.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 18.00 &#8211; 18.64<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.6400<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.3474<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2043-01-30<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 18.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.00<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 2.93 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PWF.PR.R<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 26.68 &#8211; 27.00<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.3200<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1922<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2021-04-30<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.68<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.54 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TRI.PR.B<\/td>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 23.04 &#8211; 24.00<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.9600<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.8362<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2043-01-30<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.76<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.04<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 2.26 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HSB.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 25.70 &#8211; 25.98<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.2800<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.2059<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2013-03-01<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.50<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.70<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 0.45 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W.PR.J<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 25.38 &#8211; 25.61<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.2300<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1616<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2013-03-01<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.38<br \/>\nBid-YTW : -9.75 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BMO.PR.O<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 26.44 &#8211; 26.64<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.2000<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1349<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2014-05-25<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.44<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 1.71 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a mixed day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualPremiums down 2bp, FixedResets up 11bp and DeemedRetractibles off 1bp. Volatility was low. Volume was well above average. HIMIPref&trade; Preferred IndicesThese values reflect &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-21004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-action"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21004","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=21004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21004\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}