{"id":23674,"date":"2013-11-28T03:13:01","date_gmt":"2013-11-28T03:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=23674"},"modified":"2013-11-28T03:13:01","modified_gmt":"2013-11-28T03:13:01","slug":"november-27-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=23674","title":{"rendered":"November 27, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, I haven&#8217;t done anything more on the missing posts, but I do know that they all exist quite happily on the old server. They will be imported eventually &#8211; but probably not today.<\/p>\n<p>So, in another foreshortened commentary &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>PerpetualDiscounts now yield 5.54%, equivalent to 7.20% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadianbondindices.com\/ltbi.asp\">Long Corporates<\/a> now yield about 4.75% so the pre-tax interest-equivalent spread (in this context, the &#8220;Seniority Spread&#8221;) is now about 245bp.<\/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>0.5046 %<\/td>\n<td>2,533.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedFloater<\/td>\n<td>4.29 %<\/td>\n<td>3.58 %<\/td>\n<td>31,320<\/td>\n<td>18.19<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>-1.1171 %<\/td>\n<td>3,910.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>2.93 %<\/td>\n<td>2.95 %<\/td>\n<td>60,988<\/td>\n<td>19.79<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0.5046 %<\/td>\n<td>2,735.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>OpRet<\/td>\n<td>4.61 %<\/td>\n<td>-3.19 %<\/td>\n<td>75,874<\/td>\n<td>0.08<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0.1797 %<\/td>\n<td>2,665.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>4.75 %<\/td>\n<td>4.83 %<\/td>\n<td>68,231<\/td>\n<td>3.65<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>0.0968 %<\/td>\n<td>2,986.9<\/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>0.1797 %<\/td>\n<td>2,436.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>5.56 %<\/td>\n<td>4.23 %<\/td>\n<td>125,548<\/td>\n<td>0.09<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>0.0323 %<\/td>\n<td>2,314.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>5.58 %<\/td>\n<td>5.54 %<\/td>\n<td>163,127<\/td>\n<td>14.53<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>-0.1929 %<\/td>\n<td>2,359.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>4.96 %<\/td>\n<td>3.30 %<\/td>\n<td>227,313<\/td>\n<td>3.27<\/td>\n<td>82<\/td>\n<td>0.0093 %<\/td>\n<td>2,487.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>5.06 %<\/td>\n<td>3.92 %<\/td>\n<td>193,305<\/td>\n<td>1.36<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<td>0.0607 %<\/td>\n<td>2,427.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FloatingReset<\/td>\n<td>2.64 %<\/td>\n<td>2.37 %<\/td>\n<td>313,396<\/td>\n<td>4.45<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>0.0079 %<\/td>\n<td>2,464.0<\/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>BAM.PR.X<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>-1.26 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2043-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.72<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.02<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.31 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixedFloater<\/td>\n<td>-1.12 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2043-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.48<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.13<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.58 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SLF.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>-1.04 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.80<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.32 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\/>\nBid-YTW : 2.25 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PR.T<\/td>\n<td>FloatingReset<\/td>\n<td>57,497<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2018-07-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.16<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 2.32 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SLF.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>53,614<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2014-06-30<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.47<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 1.84 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.J<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>44,686<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2013-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.33<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 1.86 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TRP.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>34,500<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2043-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 24.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.45<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.84 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='4'>There were 48 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>TD.PR.P<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 26.00 &#8211; 26.89<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.8900<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.5520<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2013-12-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.75<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.00<br \/>\nBid-YTW : -2.11 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ABK.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 31.72 &#8211; 32.20<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.4800<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.3540<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2014-03-10<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 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They will be imported eventually &#8211; but probably not today. So, &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-23674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-action"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23674","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=23674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23674\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}