As part of our market update series, below are our key takeaways in the convertible market in Q4 2024 and looking back on the year. New issue activity in the convertible market was significant with $29 billion volume in Q4, bringing total issuance for the year to $88 billion. Issuance volumes ... >>>Read More
Unscheduled Market Closure – Will ASRs Be Adjusted Fairly?
Background The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq announced today that Thursday, January 9, 2025 will be an exchange holiday as a day of mourning in recognition of President Jimmy Carter’s passing. The occurrence of an unscheduled exchange holiday has consequences for outstanding equity derivatives ... >>>Read More
Trends in the Call Spread Market
In the U.S. convertible market, about half of new deals are accompanied by call spreads, a transaction in which issuers purchase a derivative from banks that raises the effective conversion premium of the transaction to levels not typically available from the convertible market (e.g., 100% premium ... >>>Read More
Q2 2024 Convertible Market Review
As part of our market update series, here are our key takeaways from the convertible market in the second quarter of 2024.There was $27 billion of new issuance in the quarter, putting 2024 on pace for ~$97 billion of total volume. The second quarter was the most active in the convertible market ... >>>Read More
Update: ASR Upfront Share Delivery — Market Practice and Accounting Update
In a prior post we described our analytical approach to deciding the appropriate level of upfront share delivery, incorporating volatility, the duration of an accelerated share repurchase (ASR), and a company’s tolerance of risk of owing cash or shares to their bank counterparty. This post provides ... >>>Read More
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