{"id":26051,"date":"2014-08-11T22:02:36","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T03:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=26051"},"modified":"2014-08-11T22:02:36","modified_gmt":"2014-08-12T03:02:36","slug":"august-11-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=26051","title":{"rendered":"August 11, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing happened today.<\/p>\n<p>It was a mixed day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualDiscounts down 17bp, FixedResets flat and DeemedRetractibles up 13bp. Volatility was minimal. Volume was low.<\/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>0.3757 %<\/td>\n<td>2,634.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedFloater<\/td>\n<td>4.17 %<\/td>\n<td>3.40 %<\/td>\n<td>27,572<\/td>\n<td>18.60<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.0000 %<\/td>\n<td>4,163.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>2.91 %<\/td>\n<td>3.04 %<\/td>\n<td>45,457<\/td>\n<td>19.59<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>0.3757 %<\/td>\n<td>2,723.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>OpRet<\/td>\n<td>4.01 %<\/td>\n<td>-2.24 %<\/td>\n<td>73,860<\/td>\n<td>0.08<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.2749 %<\/td>\n<td>2,723.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>4.23 %<\/td>\n<td>3.82 %<\/td>\n<td>58,911<\/td>\n<td>3.97<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>0.0397 %<\/td>\n<td>3,132.6<\/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>0.2749 %<\/td>\n<td>2,490.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>5.49 %<\/td>\n<td>-1.52 %<\/td>\n<td>82,712<\/td>\n<td>0.08<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>-0.1012 %<\/td>\n<td>2,433.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>5.24 %<\/td>\n<td>5.20 %<\/td>\n<td>113,988<\/td>\n<td>15.15<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>-0.1738 %<\/td>\n<td>2,586.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>4.29 %<\/td>\n<td>3.56 %<\/td>\n<td>193,251<\/td>\n<td>8.54<\/td>\n<td>75<\/td>\n<td>0.0005 %<\/td>\n<td>2,560.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>4.99 %<\/td>\n<td>-0.44 %<\/td>\n<td>111,433<\/td>\n<td>0.22<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<td>0.1320 %<\/td>\n<td>2,553.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FloatingReset<\/td>\n<td>2.65 %<\/td>\n<td>2.04 %<\/td>\n<td>77,289<\/td>\n<td>3.77<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>0.0197 %<\/td>\n<td>2,522.1<\/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>FTS.PR.J<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>-1.60 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-11<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.68<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.05<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.01 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.K<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>-1.15 %<\/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 : 24.93<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.83 %<\/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>MFC.PR.E<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>278,811<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=26046\">Called for redemption<\/a>.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2014-09-19<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.34<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 0.47 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ENB.PR.P<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>169,263<\/td>\n<td>Nesbitt crossed blocks of 100,000 and 50,000, both at 24.35.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-11<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.96<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.35<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.02 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PF.B<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>118,000<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=25960\">Recent new issue<\/a>.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-11<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.17<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.02<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.60 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.I<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>75,717<\/td>\n<td>Scotia crossed blocks of 33,500 and 28,000, both at 25.32.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2019-02-24<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.41<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.11 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.K<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>45,761<\/td>\n<td>RBC bought 19,200 from National at 24.95.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.93<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.83 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TRP.PR.B<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>27,222<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-11<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.80<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.80<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.53 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='4'>There were 19 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>PVS.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 26.13 &#8211; 26.95<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.8200<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.5354<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2015-12-10<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.50<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.13<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.51 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.K<\/td>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 17.30 &#8211; 17.90<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.6000<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.3986<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-11<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 17.30<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.30<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.06 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>POW.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 25.21 &#8211; 25.50<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.2900<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1830<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2014-09-10<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.21<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 0.79 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FTS.PR.J<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 24.05 &#8211; 24.50<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.4500<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.3710<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-11<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.68<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.05<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.01 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ENB.PR.J<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 25.24 &#8211; 25.49<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.2500<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1718<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-11<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.27<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.24<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.98 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PWF.PR.P<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 23.20 &#8211; 23.49<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.2900<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.2194<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-11<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.77<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.20<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.34 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing happened today. It was a mixed day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualDiscounts down 17bp, FixedResets flat and DeemedRetractibles up 13bp. Volatility was minimal. Volume was low. 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-26051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-action"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26051","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=26051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26051\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}