FTN has more preferreds out than commonsHad a quick look on stockwatch to see how the atm program was working. Appears not a lot of buying at the market , on the commons, but perhaps some are looking at preferreds as a good deal if you can get a pile at one time... Certainly not anything like DFN ,which explains how the commons get such a huge premium.
At last count DFN commons have 118,909,000 shares out , and preferreds only 115,082,000 out.
Over 3.8 million more commons..., and that is what happens when naive investorss believe DFN will always keep paying. No problems buying thru the ATM at a 40% + premium there...