Research Catalog

Title

Convertible securities : the latest instruments, portfolio strategies, and valuation analysis / John P. Calamos.

Author

Calamos, John P.

Publication

New York : McGraw-Hill, [1998], ©1998.

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Details

Description

xi, 417 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

• Combining the safety of a bond with the capital appreciation potential of a stock in one security, convertibles have nonetheless been slow to catch on with the general investing public. Today, with the world economy in the midst of another great wave of emerging growth, and companies pursuing every avenue to fund that growth, the convertible market is becoming more important than ever.
• Convertible Securities is the most extensive analysis yet of convertible securities, and how they can be used by everyonefrom average investors to institutional money managers - to achieve above-average returns with greatly reduced risk. With its coverage of high-return investment strategies, hedging techniques to further minimize risk, and complete analysis of the convertible asset class, Convertible Securities will demystify this nearly-perfect investment vehicle.

Series Statement

The Irwin library of investment and finance

Uniform Title

Irwin library of investment & finance.

Subjects

• Convertible preferred stocks
• Convertible securities
• Convertible bonds

Note

• Rev. ed. of: Investing in convertible securities. c1988.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Pt. 1. Introducing Convertible Securities. 1. Introduction. 2. Overview of Convertible Evaluation: The Basics. 3. Types of Convertible Securities. 4. Characteristics of Convertible Bonds. 5. New Convertibles: Equity-Linked Securities. 6. Related Securities: Warrants, LEAPS, and Synthetics. 7. The Global Convertible Market -- Pt. 2. Convertible Evaluation. 8. Anatomy of a Convertible Bond. 9. Convertible Bond Pricing. 10. Applying the Calamos Theoretical Fair Price Model for Convertibles. 11. Estimating Risk and Reward of Convertibles -- Pt. 3. Convertible Strategies. 12. Convertible Bond Strategies. 13. Convertible Preferreds for Corporate Investors. 14. Convertible Hedging. 15. Convertible Hedging with Put Options. 16. Convertible Performance. 17. Raising Capital with Convertible Securities. 18. The Importance of Long-Term Focus.

ISBN

1557389217

LCCN

97051242

OCLC

• 38120604
• ocm38120604

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries