Of the nearly 500 deals that have been executed in the U.S. convertible market since 2021, about 47% have included call spread overlays. These derivatives raise the effective conversion premium from the 25 - 50% that is most typical in the convertible bond market to higher levels -- often more ... >>>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