{"id":28081,"date":"2015-03-03T23:34:58","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T04:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=28081"},"modified":"2015-03-03T23:34:58","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T04:34:58","slug":"march-3-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=28081","title":{"rendered":"March 3, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel M. Gallagher has just become my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sec.gov\/news\/statement\/aggregate-impact-of-financial-services-regulation.html#.VPZ51pW_z4g\">favourite SEC commissioner<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>During a fireside chat at today\u2019s Institute of International Bankers\u2019 26th Annual Washington Conference, I expressed my concern about the number and aggregate impact of regulations that have been imposed on U.S. financial services firms since the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010. These regulations come from an alphabet soup of domestic regulators, including the SEC, and many are related to the edicts of non-accountable international bodies such as the Financial Stability Board. Unfortunately, in promulgating many of these myriad regulations, a robust cost-benefit analysis was not required\u2014and therefore none was performed. Even where a cost-benefit analysis was performed (an exercise for the most part limited to rules adopted by the SEC or CFTC, either independently or jointly with other regulators, given their statutory mandate for cost-benefit analysis), such analysis encompassed only the incremental effects of the rule being considered for adoption. No regulator, as far as I know, has considered the overall regulatory burden on financial services firms when determining whether to impose additional costly regulations. We as regulators are, when it comes to the possibility that our rules are causing death by a thousand cuts, the proverbial ostrich\u2014head firmly entrenched in the sand.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2015-03-04\/rajan-cuts-india-rates-in-unscheduled-move-after-modi-budget\">yet another rate cut<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>India\u2019s central bank lowered interest rates in an unscheduled move for the second time this year, a sign of approval for Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s first full-year budget.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Raghuram Rajan cut the benchmark repurchase rate to 7.5 percent from 7.75 percent, the Reserve Bank of India said in a statement on Wednesday. The central bank acted due to weakness in the economy and after it agreed upon a formal inflation target with the government, Rajan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis makes explicit what was implicit before \u2013- that the government and the Reserve Bank have common objectives and that fiscal and monetary policy will work in a complementary way,\u201d Rajan said in the statement, referring to the monetary policy framework agreement. \u201cIn sum, then, the government intends to compensate for the delay in fiscal consolidation with a commitment to an improvement in the quality of adjustment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The decision came four days after Modi pushed back deficit targets to spur economic growth through corporate tax cuts and increased spending on infrastructure. More than a dozen central banks from Turkey to China have eased policy in 2015 as a slide in oil prices damps inflation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It was a fine day for the Canadian preferred share market, with both PerpetualDiscounts and FixedResets up 39bp, while DeemedRetractibles gained 17bp. The Performance Highlights table is dominated by FixedReset winners. Volume was average.<\/p>\n<p>For as long as the FixedReset market is so violently unsettled, I\u2019ll keep publishing updates of the more interesting and meaningful series of FixedResets\u2019 Implied Volatilities. This doesn\u2019t include Enbridge because although Enbridge has a large number of issues outstanding, all of which are quite liquid, the range of Issue Reset Spreads is too small for decent conclusions. The low is 212bp (ENB.PR.H; second-lowest is ENB.PR.D at 237bp) and the high is a mere 268 for ENB.PF.G.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that all rich \/cheap assessments are:<br \/>\n\u00bb based on Implied Volatility Theory only<br \/>\n\u00bb are relative only to other FixedResets from the same issuer<br \/>\n\u00bb assume constant GOC-5 yield<br \/>\n\u00bb assume constant Implied Volatility<br \/>\n\u00bb assume constant spread<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s TRP:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/impVol_TRP_150303.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/impVol_TRP_150303-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"impVol_TRP_150303\" width=\"400\" height=\"328\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28085\" \/><\/a><br \/><i>Click for Big<\/i><\/div>\n<p>TRP.PR.E, which resets 2019-10-30 at +235, is bid at 24.65 to be $1.67 rich, while TRP.PR.G, resetting 2020-11-30 at +296, is $1.21 cheap at its bid price of 24.83.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/impVol_MFC_150303.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/impVol_MFC_150303-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"impVol_MFC_150303\" width=\"400\" height=\"328\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28086\" \/><\/a><br \/><i>Click for Big<\/i><\/div>\n<p>Another excellent fit, but the numbers are perplexing. Implied Volatility for MFC continues to be a conundrum, although it declined substantially today. It is still too high if we consider that NVCC rules will never apply to these issues; it is still too low if we consider them to be NVCC non-compliant issues (and therefore with Deemed Maturities in the call schedule).<\/p>\n<p>Most expensive is MFC.PR.L, resetting at +216 on 2019-6-19, bid at 23.84 to be $0.39 rich, while MFC.PR.H, resetting at +313bp on 2017-3-19, is bid at 25.89 to be $0.57 cheap.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/impVol_BAM_150303.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/impVol_BAM_150303-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"impVol_BAM_150303\" width=\"400\" height=\"328\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28087\" \/><\/a><br \/><i>Click for Big<\/i><\/div>\n<p>The fit on this series is actually quite reasonable \u2013 it\u2019s the scale that makes it look so weird.<\/p>\n<p>The cheapest issue relative to its peers is BAM.PR.X, resetting at +180bp on 2017-6-30, bid at 18.15 to be $0.39 cheap. BAM.PF.E, resetting at +255bp 2020-3-31 is bid at 24.38 and appears to be $0.75 rich.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/impVol_FTS_150303.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/impVol_FTS_150303-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"impVol_FTS_150303\" width=\"400\" height=\"328\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28088\" \/><\/a><br \/><i>Click for Big<\/i><\/div>\n<p>This is just weird because the middle is expensive and the ends are cheap but anyway \u2026 FTS.PR.H, with a spread of +145bp, and bid at 16.63, looks $1.36 cheap and resets 2015-6-1. FTS.PR.K, with a spread of +205bp and resetting 2019-3-1, is bid at 23.80 and is $1.09 rich.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pairs_FR_150303.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pairs_FR_150303-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"pairs_FR_150303\" width=\"400\" height=\"296\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28089\" \/><\/a><br \/><i>Click for Big<\/i><\/div>\n<p>This is rather odd &#8211; the investment grade break-even rates are clustered around negative 20bp, with one outlier: the TRP.PR.A \/ TRP.PR.F pair, clocking in at more reasonable 1.24%.<\/p>\n<p>The market\u2019s distaste for product linked to Money Market rates does not extend to prime, as shown by the FixedFloater\/RatchetRate pairs:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pairs_FF_150303.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pairs_FF_150303-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"pairs_FF_150303\" width=\"400\" height=\"288\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28090\" \/><\/a><br \/><i>Click for Big<\/i><\/div>\n<p>Shall we just say that this exhibits a high level of confidence in the continued rapacity of Canadian banks?<\/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>1.4136 %<\/td>\n<td>2,380.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedFloater<\/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>1.4136 %<\/td>\n<td>4,161.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>3.16 %<\/td>\n<td>3.17 %<\/td>\n<td>77,523<\/td>\n<td>19.25<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>1.4136 %<\/td>\n<td>2,530.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>OpRet<\/td>\n<td>4.08 %<\/td>\n<td>1.59 %<\/td>\n<td>110,955<\/td>\n<td>0.29<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.1195 %<\/td>\n<td>2,759.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>4.46 %<\/td>\n<td>4.36 %<\/td>\n<td>54,631<\/td>\n<td>4.46<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>0.2589 %<\/td>\n<td>3,219.3<\/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>0.1195 %<\/td>\n<td>2,523.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>5.29 %<\/td>\n<td>-2.23 %<\/td>\n<td>56,555<\/td>\n<td>0.08<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>0.2210 %<\/td>\n<td>2,522.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>4.95 %<\/td>\n<td>5.06 %<\/td>\n<td>157,544<\/td>\n<td>15.10<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>0.3907 %<\/td>\n<td>2,812.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>4.42 %<\/td>\n<td>3.43 %<\/td>\n<td>229,811<\/td>\n<td>16.80<\/td>\n<td>80<\/td>\n<td>0.3893 %<\/td>\n<td>2,422.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>4.90 %<\/td>\n<td>0.79 %<\/td>\n<td>106,008<\/td>\n<td>0.16<\/td>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<td>0.1715 %<\/td>\n<td>2,656.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FloatingReset<\/td>\n<td>2.50 %<\/td>\n<td>2.92 %<\/td>\n<td>88,523<\/td>\n<td>6.35<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>0.1230 %<\/td>\n<td>2,337.1<\/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>TRP.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>-1.27 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.51<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.51<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.62 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PWF.PR.P<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>-1.14 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 18.20<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.20<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.40 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CU.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>-1.11 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.17<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.13<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.31 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HSE.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>-1.07 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 17.56<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.56<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.77 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PWF.PR.T<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.00 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.34<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.25<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.18 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NA.PR.S<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.01 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.24<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.05<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.22 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.B<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>1.02 %<\/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 : 24.75<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.78 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SLF.PR.H<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.05 %<\/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 : 23.10<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.01 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.N<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.11 %<\/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 : 18.20<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.83 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.Z<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.15 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.58<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.51<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.72 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>POW.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>1.16 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2017-04-15<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 26.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.95<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.94 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>1.17 %<\/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 : 24.29<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.86 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>VNR.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.25 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.18<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.31<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.75 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ENB.PR.N<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.40 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.99<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.99<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.23 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.K<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.42 %<\/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 : 23.61<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.98 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IFC.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.43 %<\/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 : 24.85<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.73 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HSE.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.53 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.25<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.25<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.94 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.M<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.62 %<\/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 : 24.46<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.78 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.B<\/td>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>1.66 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 15.95<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 15.95<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.16 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TRP.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>FloatingReset<\/td>\n<td>2.11 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.40<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.40<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.16 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TRP.PR.B<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>2.55 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 14.47<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 14.47<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.55 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>2.58 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 15.90<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 15.90<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.17 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CIU.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>3.01 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 16.45<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 16.45<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.38 %<\/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>TRP.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>365,122<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=28055\">Recent new issue<\/a>.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.06<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.83<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.66 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.J<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>175,280<\/td>\n<td>RBC crossed two blocks of 25,000 each, both at 25.00. Scotia crossed two blocks of 20,000 each and one of 10,000, all at 25.00. Scotia sold two blocks of 10,000 each to RBC at 25.00.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.15<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.00<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.42 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CM.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>107,624<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=28079\">Called for redemption April 30<\/a>.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2015-04-02<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.28<br \/>\nBid-YTW : -2.44 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.Z<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>51,285<\/td>\n<td>Desjardins crossed 50,000 at 25.60.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.58<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.51<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.72 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ENB.PR.D<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>47,246<\/td>\n<td>TD crossed 25,000 at 19.23.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.19<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.19<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.29 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PF.B<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>42,861<\/td>\n<td>Desjardins crossed 27,100 at 24.75.<br \/>\nYTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.08<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.63<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.14 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='4'>There were 34 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>RY.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 25.30 &#8211; 26.00<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.7000<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.4517<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2016-05-24<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.30<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.54 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FTS.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 23.66 &#8211; 24.30<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.6400<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.4465<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.75<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.66<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.16 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PF.B<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 24.03 &#8211; 24.60<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.5700<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.4019<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.86<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.03<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.67 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.T<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 22.25 &#8211; 22.73<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.4800<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.3125<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.76<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.25<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.64 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.K<\/td>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 15.50 &#8211; 15.99<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.4900<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.3247<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-03-03<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 15.50<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 15.50<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.25 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.L<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 26.34 &#8211; 26.77<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.4300<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.2707<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2019-02-24<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.34<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 2.87 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel M. 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