{"id":26111,"date":"2014-08-18T21:08:36","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T02:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=26111"},"modified":"2014-08-18T21:08:36","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T02:08:36","slug":"august-18-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=26111","title":{"rendered":"August 18, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing happened today.<\/p>\n<p>It was a mixed day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualDiscounts off 3bp, FixedResets up 10bp and DeemedRetractibles gaining 1bp. Volatility was nil. Volume was very 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>0.1390 %<\/td>\n<td>2,630.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedFloater<\/td>\n<td>4.17 %<\/td>\n<td>3.41 %<\/td>\n<td>26,121<\/td>\n<td>18.57<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.0000 %<\/td>\n<td>4,158.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>2.92 %<\/td>\n<td>3.04 %<\/td>\n<td>45,256<\/td>\n<td>19.59<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>0.1390 %<\/td>\n<td>2,720.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>OpRet<\/td>\n<td>4.06 %<\/td>\n<td>-0.75 %<\/td>\n<td>86,182<\/td>\n<td>0.08<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>-0.1975 %<\/td>\n<td>2,721.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>4.23 %<\/td>\n<td>4.00 %<\/td>\n<td>69,167<\/td>\n<td>3.95<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>-0.1061 %<\/td>\n<td>3,131.8<\/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>-0.1975 %<\/td>\n<td>2,488.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>5.49 %<\/td>\n<td>-3.32 %<\/td>\n<td>85,778<\/td>\n<td>0.08<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>0.0807 %<\/td>\n<td>2,437.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>5.23 %<\/td>\n<td>5.20 %<\/td>\n<td>114,071<\/td>\n<td>15.13<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>-0.0277 %<\/td>\n<td>2,596.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>4.29 %<\/td>\n<td>3.61 %<\/td>\n<td>190,899<\/td>\n<td>8.63<\/td>\n<td>76<\/td>\n<td>0.1047 %<\/td>\n<td>2,565.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>4.98 %<\/td>\n<td>2.24 %<\/td>\n<td>102,507<\/td>\n<td>0.27<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<td>0.0114 %<\/td>\n<td>2,558.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FloatingReset<\/td>\n<td>2.64 %<\/td>\n<td>2.07 %<\/td>\n<td>87,080<\/td>\n<td>3.82<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>-0.0722 %<\/td>\n<td>2,521.6<\/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 colspan='4'>No individual gains or losses exceeding 1%!<\/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.M<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>208,181<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=26090\">Recent new issue<\/a>.<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 : 24.91<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.95 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PF.B<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>153,622<\/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: 2044-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.16<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.00<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.67 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.X<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>142,340<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=25858\">Called for redemption August 24<\/a>.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2014-09-23<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.99<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.68 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CM.PR.O<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>73,729<\/td>\n<td>RBC crossed 65,000 at 25.52.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.29<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.39<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.69 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ENB.PF.E<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>44,140<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=25834\">Recent new issue<\/a>.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.11<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.99<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.15 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NA.PR.S<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>41,745<\/td>\n<td>TD crossed 40,000 at 25.54.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2019-05-15<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.55<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.61 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='4'>There were 14 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>FTS.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 24.56 &#8211; 25.24<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.6800<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.4162<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 24.27<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.56<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.99 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NEW.PR.D<\/td>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 32.28 &#8211; 32.61<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.3300<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.2434<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2015-06-26<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 32.07<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 32.28<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.12 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.M<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 21.55 &#8211; 21.87<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.3200<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.2420<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.55<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.55<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.60 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TRP.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 23.18 &#8211; 23.41<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.2300<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1631<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.36<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.18<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.71 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.N<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 21.33 &#8211; 21.55<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.2200<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1558<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.33<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.82 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ENB.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 24.65 &#8211; 24.83<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.1800<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1167<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.15<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.65<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.97 %<\/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 off 3bp, FixedResets up 10bp and DeemedRetractibles gaining 1bp. Volatility was nil. Volume was very low. HIMIPref&trade; Preferred IndicesThese &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-26111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-action"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26111","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=26111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26111\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}