内容简介
MinimizeriskandmaximizeprofitswithconvertiblearbitrageConvertiblearbitrageinvolvespurchasingaportfolioofconvertiblesecurities-generallyconvertiblebonds-andhedgingaportionoftheequityriskbysellingshorttheunderlyingcommonstock.Thisincreasinglypopularstrategy,whichisespeciallyusefulduringtimesofmarketvolatility,allowsindividualstoincreasetheirreturnswhiledecreasingtheirrisks.ConvertibleArbitrageoffersathoroughexplanationofthisuniqueinvestmentstrategy.Filledwithin-depthinsightsfromanexpertinthefield,thiscomprehensiveguideexploresawiderangeofconvertibletopics.Readerswillbeintroducedtoavarietyofmodelsforconvertibleanalysis,"theGreeks,"aswellasthefullrangeofhedges,includingtitledandleveragedhedges,aswellasswaps,nontraditionalhedges,andoptionhedging.Theywillalsogainafirmunderstandingofalternativeconvertiblestructures,theuseofforeignconvertiblesinhedging,riskmanagementattheportfoliolevel,andtradingandhedgingrisks.ConvertibleArbitrageeliminatesanyconfusionbyclearlydifferentiatingconvertiblearbitragestrategyfromotherhedgingtechniquessuchaslong-shortequity,mergerandacquisitionarbitrage,andfixed-incomearbitrage.NickCalamos(Naperville,IL)overseesresearchandportfoliomanagementforCalamosAssetManagement,Inc.Since1983hisexperiencehascenteredonconvertiblesecuritiesinvestment.HereceivedhisundergraduatedegreeineconomicsfromSouthernIllinoisUniversityandanMSinfinancefromNorthernIllinoisUniversity.
作者简介
NICKP.CALAMOSistheHeadofInvestmentsandChiefInvestmentOfficeroverseeingresearchandportfoliomanagementforCalamosAssetManagement,Inc.,oneofthelargestandmostwell-knownconvertibleinvestmentfirmsinthecountry.Heoverseesthe#1ConvertibleFundandthe#1GrowthFundasratedbyLipperandMorningstarfortheten-yearperiodended12/31/02.Withthefirmsince1983,Mr.CalamoshasbeeninstrumentalindevelopingtheCalamosConvertibleResearchSystem(CCRS),asophisticated,proprietaryresearchsystemthatmonitorsandscanstheentiremarketforthebestavailableinvestmentopportunities.ACharteredFinancialAnalyst(CFA),Mr.CalamosisamemberoftheInvestmentAnalystsSocietyofChicago.Hehasspokenatvariousconferencesandseminarsthroughoutthecountryonconvertiblesecuritiesinvesting,hasbeenquotedasanauthorityonconvertiblesecuritiesbyleadingfinancialpublicationssuchasBarron’s,Fortune,TheWallStreetJournal,USAToday,andtheNewYorkTimes,andhasappearedonCNBCandBloombergtelevision.HereceivedhisundergraduatedegreeineconomicsfromSouthernIllinoisUniversityandanMSinfinancefromNorthernIllinoisUniversity.