Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

December 2004 An insight into how convertible arbitrage works and what lies behind its extraordinary risk adjusted return statistics Heard of an asset class that earns current income, has a principal ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

(Bloomberg) — A niche hedge fund strategy involving convertible debt is having a moment, with market forces aligning to create ideal conditions for trading the hybrid securities. So-called convertible ...

Risk-free profit. It sounds nice, doesn't it? That's what arbitrage strategies look to accomplish. But what is arbitrage? The term "arbitrage" tends to get thrown around a lot, and not always ...

Arbitrage is a fundamental concept in finance, playing a crucial role in determining prices for assets like currencies, ...

January’s Hennessee Group poll of hedge fund managers predicted that convertible arbitrage would earn between 5 and 6 percent this year. As of the end of July, the number was in the ballpark -- it was ...