Convertible Securities: The Latest Instruments, Portfolio Strategies, and Valuation Analysis, Revised Edition

Part I: Introducing Convertible Securities. Introduction. Overview of Convertible Securities. Characteristics of Convertible Bonds. New Convertibles: Equity-Linked Securities. Related Securities: Warrants, LEAPS, and Synthetics. The Global Convertible Market. Part II: Convertible Evaluation. Anatomy of a Convertible Bond. Convertible Bond Pricing. Applying the Calamos Theoretical Fair Price Model for Convertibles. Estimating Risk and Reward of Convertibles. Part III: Convertible Strategies. Convertible Bond Strategies. Convertible Preferreds for Corporate Investors. Convertible Hedging. Convertible Hedging with Put Options. Convertible Performance. Raising Capital with Convertible Securities. The Importance of Long-Term Focus.