{"id":608,"date":"2007-02-21T22:40:50","date_gmt":"2007-02-22T02:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prefblog.com\/?p=608"},"modified":"2007-02-21T22:40:50","modified_gmt":"2007-02-22T02:40:50","slug":"february-21-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=608","title":{"rendered":"February 21, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"8\"><strong>Note that these indices are experimental; the absolute and relative daily values are expected to change in the final version. In this version, index values are based at 1,000.0 on 2006-6-30<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>Mean Current Yield (at bid)<\/td>\n<td>Mean YTW<\/td>\n<td>Mean Average Trading Value<\/td>\n<td>Mean Mod Dur (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>4.10%<\/td>\n<td>4.12%<\/td>\n<td>26,137<\/td>\n<td>17.19<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>-0.0796%<\/td>\n<td>1,044.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fixed-Floater<\/td>\n<td>4.81%<\/td>\n<td>3.72%<\/td>\n<td>85,328<\/td>\n<td>8.17<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>-0.1903%<\/td>\n<td>1,042.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>4.48%<\/td>\n<td>-20.50%<\/td>\n<td>55,143<\/td>\n<td>3.34<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>+0.0657%<\/td>\n<td>1,048.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Op. Retract<\/td>\n<td>4.71%<\/td>\n<td>2.40%<\/td>\n<td>74,002<\/td>\n<td>2.06<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>-0.0911%<\/td>\n<td>1,031.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Split-Share<\/td>\n<td>5.09%<\/td>\n<td>0.75%<\/td>\n<td>253,022<\/td>\n<td>2.69<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>-0.0561%<\/td>\n<td>1,045.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interest Bearing<\/td>\n<td>6.47%<\/td>\n<td>3.53%<\/td>\n<td>60,141<\/td>\n<td>2.36<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>+0.0525%<\/td>\n<td>1,039.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>5.03%<\/td>\n<td>3.77%<\/td>\n<td>219,626<\/td>\n<td>5.02<\/td>\n<td>51<\/td>\n<td>-0.0350%<\/td>\n<td>1,054.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>4.52%<\/td>\n<td>4.55%<\/td>\n<td>1,098,440<\/td>\n<td>15.49<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>+0.0220%<\/td>\n<td>1,061.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><strong>Major Price Changes<\/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\">There were no index-included issues with extraordinary performance today.<\/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>Volume<\/td>\n<td>Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CM.PR.J<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>100,455<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefblog.com\/?p=581\">Recent new issue<\/a>. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.53% based on a bid of $24.94 and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefshares.com\/glossary.html#limitMaturity\">limitMaturity<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>WN.PR.B<\/td>\n<td>OpRet<\/td>\n<td>43,790<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefblog.com\/?p=569\">Credit watch negative<\/a>! Scotia crossed 23,300 at $26.05, then Desjardines crossed 20,000 at the same price. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 3.71% based on a bid of $26.00 and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefshares.com\/glossary.html#softMaturity\">softMaturity<\/a> 2009-6-30 at $25.00. That&#8217;s an interest equivalent of 5.19% at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefblog.com\/?p=236\">standard equivalency<\/a> &#8230; I note that the Weston bonds, 6.45%\/11, are trading 44bp back of Canadas, call it maybe 4.50%.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BMO.PR.J<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>24,155<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefblog.com\/?p=484\">Recent new issue<\/a>. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.51% based on a bid of $25.13 and either a call 2016-3-26 at $25.00, or a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefshares.com\/glossary.html#limitMaturity\">limitMaturity<\/a>, take your pick.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>23,135<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.47% based on a bid of $24.95 and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefshares.com\/glossary.html#limitMaturity\">limitMaturity<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.D<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualPremium<\/td>\n<td>22,700<\/td>\n<td>RBC bought 16,400 from various dealers in six tranches at $25.19-20 (and another 3,700 in three tranches later in the afternoon). 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