{"id":26124,"date":"2014-08-21T18:14:11","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T23:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=26124"},"modified":"2014-08-21T18:14:11","modified_gmt":"2014-08-21T23:14:11","slug":"august-21-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=26124","title":{"rendered":"August 21, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing happened again today. Dull week.<\/p>\n<p>It was a mixed day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualDiscounts off 6bp, FixedResets up 10bp and DeemedRetractibles gaining 4bp. 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>-0.2232 %<\/td>\n<td>2,612.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedFloater<\/td>\n<td>4.17 %<\/td>\n<td>3.41 %<\/td>\n<td>25,928<\/td>\n<td>18.56<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.0000 %<\/td>\n<td>4,156.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>2.94 %<\/td>\n<td>3.07 %<\/td>\n<td>46,255<\/td>\n<td>19.51<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>-0.2232 %<\/td>\n<td>2,701.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>OpRet<\/td>\n<td>4.05 %<\/td>\n<td>-3.21 %<\/td>\n<td>91,337<\/td>\n<td>0.08<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.1582 %<\/td>\n<td>2,728.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>4.23 %<\/td>\n<td>3.79 %<\/td>\n<td>72,384<\/td>\n<td>3.99<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>0.2157 %<\/td>\n<td>3,150.4<\/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>0.1582 %<\/td>\n<td>2,494.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>5.49 %<\/td>\n<td>-0.46 %<\/td>\n<td>83,196<\/td>\n<td>0.08<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>0.0496 %<\/td>\n<td>2,437.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>5.23 %<\/td>\n<td>5.17 %<\/td>\n<td>111,046<\/td>\n<td>15.18<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>-0.0554 %<\/td>\n<td>2,594.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>4.29 %<\/td>\n<td>3.63 %<\/td>\n<td>188,998<\/td>\n<td>8.63<\/td>\n<td>76<\/td>\n<td>0.0998 %<\/td>\n<td>2,569.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>4.99 %<\/td>\n<td>2.42 %<\/td>\n<td>105,448<\/td>\n<td>0.35<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<td>0.0370 %<\/td>\n<td>2,556.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FloatingReset<\/td>\n<td>2.64 %<\/td>\n<td>2.07 %<\/td>\n<td>89,055<\/td>\n<td>3.81<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>-0.0590 %<\/td>\n<td>2,523.6<\/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>262,112<\/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 : 25.05<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.88 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CU.PR.E<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>100,000<\/td>\n<td>Nesbitt crossed 100,000 at 24.55.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-21<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 24.04<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.45<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.01 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PF.A<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>60,080<\/td>\n<td>Desjardins crossed 58,900 at 25.35.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-21<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.25<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.32<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.64 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BNS.PR.O<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>52,600<\/td>\n<td>TD crossed 50,000 at 26.25.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2014-09-20<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.75<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.20<br \/>\nBid-YTW : -11.54 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.B<\/td>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>49,580<\/td>\n<td>Nesbitt crossed 40,000 at 17.22.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-21<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 17.25<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.25<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.07 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.H<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>34,125<\/td>\n<td>TD crossed 25,000 at 26.15.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2017-03-19<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.11<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 2.67 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='4'>There were 16 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.S<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 25.31 &#8211; 25.89<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.5800<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.3601<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2018-07-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.31<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.10 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 25.56 &#8211; 25.76<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.2000<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1366<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2014-09-20<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.50<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.56<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 1.06 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CU.PR.D<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 24.36 &#8211; 24.64<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.2800<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.2184<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-21<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.96<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.36<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.03 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ENB.PR.P<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 24.25 &#8211; 24.44<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.1900<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1310<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-21<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.92<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.25<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.04 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ENB.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 24.76 &#8211; 24.97<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.2100<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1528<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2044-08-21<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.19<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.76<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.95 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HSB.PR.D<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 25.20 &#8211; 25.45<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.2500<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1945<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2014-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.20<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.76 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing happened again today. Dull week. It was a mixed day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualDiscounts off 6bp, FixedResets up 10bp and DeemedRetractibles gaining 4bp. Volatility was nil. Volume was very low. &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-26124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-action"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26124","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=26124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26124\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}