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December 2004 An insight into how convertible arbitrage works and what lies behind its extraordinary risk adjusted return statistics Heard of an asset class that earns current income, has a principal ...

Convertible Arbitrage: Managers invest in companies' convertible securities. Typically, they will be long the convertible bond and short the common stock of the same company. Positions are designed to ...

The investment seeks to achieve positive absolute returns over the long-term with low volatility when compared to traditional market indices. The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of ...

Convertible-bond-arbitrage funds thrive on the sort of uncertainty roiling markets today, but they've also held their own in calmer times. Convertible-bond-arbitrage funds thrive on the sort of ...

Hedge funds are establishing convertible arbitrage positions. Related to the notes offering, Okta is entering into capped call transactions with institutional investors, a common maneuver intended to ...

During the first four months of this year, convertible investors witnessed a peculiar event. While the Standard & Poor's 500 dropped 4.0 percent, convertible funds declined 6.6 percent, according to ...

The investment seeks to achieve positive absolute returns over the long-term with low volatility when compared to traditional market indices. The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of ...