{"id":693,"date":"2007-03-15T21:52:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-16T01:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prefblog.com\/?p=693"},"modified":"2007-03-15T21:52:00","modified_gmt":"2007-03-16T01:52:00","slug":"march-15-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=693","title":{"rendered":"March 15, 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>4.03%<\/td>\n<td>3.74%<\/td>\n<td>77,840<\/td>\n<td>3.87<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>+0.4762%<\/td>\n<td>1,055.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fixed-Floater<\/td>\n<td>4.97%<\/td>\n<td>3.50%<\/td>\n<td>106,156<\/td>\n<td>4.61<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>+0.1106%<\/td>\n<td>1,042.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>4.73%<\/td>\n<td>-18.25%<\/td>\n<td>75,575<\/td>\n<td>5.59<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>-0.3267%<\/td>\n<td>1,052.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Op. Retract<\/td>\n<td>4.71%<\/td>\n<td>2.69%<\/td>\n<td>75,822<\/td>\n<td>2.14<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>-0.0215%<\/td>\n<td>1,034.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Split-Share<\/td>\n<td>5.06%<\/td>\n<td>0.40%<\/td>\n<td>182,962<\/td>\n<td>3.11<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>+0.0113%<\/td>\n<td>1,048.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interest Bearing<\/td>\n<td>6.49%<\/td>\n<td>4.12%<\/td>\n<td>65,810<\/td>\n<td>2.33<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>-0.1605%<\/td>\n<td>1,043.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>5.01%<\/td>\n<td>3.75%<\/td>\n<td>238,381<\/td>\n<td>5.13<\/td>\n<td>53<\/td>\n<td>+0.0509%<\/td>\n<td>1,057.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>4.52%<\/td>\n<td>4.52%<\/td>\n<td>931,908<\/td>\n<td>13.49<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>+0.0282%<\/td>\n<td>1,067.9<\/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 notable price moves 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>FAL.PR.H<\/td>\n<td>Scraps (Would be PerpetualPremium, but there are rating concerns)<\/td>\n<td>203,300<\/td>\n<td>Desjardins crossed 200,000 at $26.00 at the end of a burst of nine trades that took the price from $25.80 to $26.00. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 3.58% based on a bid of $25.73 and a call 2008-4-30 at $25.00.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CM.PR.D<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualPremium<\/td>\n<td>153,530<\/td>\n<td>Nesbitt crossed 150,000 at $27.04. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 2.78% based on a bid of $27.03 and a call 2008-5-30 at $26.00. Too rich for my blood!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.K<\/td>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>150,223<\/td>\n<td>Scotia crossed 119,100 at $24.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PR.O<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualPremium<\/td>\n<td>101,500<\/td>\n<td>National Bank crossed 100,000 at 26.45. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.09% based on a bid of $26.43 and a call 2014-11-30 at $25.00.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.W<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualPremium<\/td>\n<td>84,520<\/td>\n<td>TD crossed 80,000 at $26.30. 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