October 16, 2006

Note that these indices are experimental; the absolute and relative daily values are expected to change in the final version
Index Mean Current Yield (at bid) Mean YTW Mean Average Trading Value Mean Mod Dur (YTW) Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value
Ratchet 4.17% 4.05% 50,012 10.61 2 0.0000% 1,020.6
Fixed-Floater 4.97% 3.89% 190,079 8.87 7 -0.0612% 1,025.1
Floater 4.53% -17.58% 77,718 6.51 5 0.0080% 1,017.8
Op. Retract 4.68% 2.13% 88,707 2.40 17 0.0355% 1,017.3
Split-Share 4.94% 3.66% 61,368 3.02 10 0.0380% 1,015.8
Interest Bearing 6.90% 5.00% 55,802 2.01 7 0.1025% 1,021.3
Perpetual-Premium 5.10% 3.58% 171,688 4.30 46 0.1066% 1,034.2
Perpetual-Discount 4.59% 4.61% 578,748 16.18 7 0.0294% 1,033.7
Major Price Changes
Issue Index Change Notes
There were no index-included issues with major gains or losses today.
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Volume Notes
SLF.PR.B PerpetualPremium 82,330  
PWF.PR.D Scraps 71,000 Desjardins bought 70,000 @27.10 on a Delayed Delivery basis from Polar. A few more active days like this and this issue won’t be in ‘Scraps’ any more!
BAM.PR.G FixedFloater 40,069 The only issue in the FixedFloater index that isn’t swept up in the possible BCE-unit-trust-offer! Not only that, but the rate announcement and soon-expiring exchange offer will have caused a lot of portfolio tweaking.
CM.PR.A OpRet 27,700 Scotia crossed 24,200 @ 26.75. This issue has a pre-tax YTW of 1.69% based on a call in November, 2007 … but 3.73% if it survives until just before retractibility becomes an issue, July 2011. It pays $1.325 … CIBC can finance a perpetual cheaper than that, never mind a retractible!
MFC.PR.C PerpetualDiscount 26,749  

There were fourteen other index-included issues trading over 10,000 shares today.

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