April 26, 2007

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
Index Mean Current Yield (at bid) Mean YTW Mean Average Trading Value Mean Mod Dur (YTW) Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value
Ratchet 4.42% 4.42% 42,977 16.62 2 -0.1605% 991.7
Fixed-Floater 5.50% 4.55% 118,964 16.29 6 -0.3041% 931.2
Floater 4.56% -19.12% 57,071 0.13 4 +0.0884% 1,062.4
Op. Retract 4.73% 3.24% 84,582 2.38 17 -0.0507% 1,033.1
Split-Share 5.04% 4.33% 182,814 4.02 12 -0.0422% 1,044.2
Interest Bearing 6.48% 3.87% 61,798 2.27 5 +0.1972% 1,051.3
Perpetual-Premium 5.07% 4.48% 223,033 6.23 54 -0.1385% 1,053.1
Perpetual-Discount 4.57% 4.59% 935,745 16.23 12 -0.3302% 1,056.6
Major Price Changes
Issue Index Change Notes
BCE.PR.G FixedFloater -2.7335% Exchange/Reset date is 2011-05-1 (exchanges with BCE.PR.H); until then pays 4.35% of par. Another new low today, 21.01. Closed at 21.35-55, 10×2. The BCE.PR.H closed at 23.35-98, 50×3. Let’s see …BCE Pairs… say the “H” pay 6% (=100% of current prime), vs. the 4.35% on the “G”. Difference = 1.65% = $0.4125 p.a. Term to exchange is 4 years. I guess the market is betting that not only will the “H” pay 100% of prime until the exchange date, but that prime’s going to go up, too!
LBS.PR.A SplitShare -1.4178% Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.54% based on a bid of 10.43 and a hardMaturity 2013-11-29 at 10.00
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Volume Notes
RY.PR.G PerpetualDiscount 519,113 New issue settled today. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.61% based on a bid of 24.49 and a limitMaturity.
BNS.PR.M PerpetualDiscount 169,125 Scotia crossed 101,600 at 24.87. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.55% based on a bid of 24.89 and a limitMaturity.
BCE.PR.C FixedFloater 166,820 Exchange/Reset date is 2008-3-1 (Exchange with series ‘AD’, not issued). Until then, pay 5.54% of par.
PWF.PR.K PerpetualPremium 52,770 Scotia crossed 50,000 @ 25.88. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.44% based on a bid of 25.85 and a call 2014-11-30 at 25.00
CM.PR.I PerpetualPremium 49,125 Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.62% based on a bid of 25.18 and a call 2016-3-1 at 25.00.

There were eighteen other $25-equivalent index-included issues trading over 10,000 shares today.

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