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Fixed Income (Bond Market) Interview Preparation



Question: What are other basic features of the convertible bonds?

Answer: Basic features of the convertible bonds are below
- The conversion can be allowed for all or only some portion of the bond’s life.
- The conversion ratio can decline/reduce over time.
- Conversion ratio always adjusted proportionately for stock splits and stock dividends.
- Convertible bonds are usually callable by the issuer.
- There are some convertible issues that can have call protection. Which can be either of this
o The issuer is not allowed to redeem the issue before a specified date
o Issuer is not permitted to call the issue until the stock price has increased by a predetermined percentage price above the conversion price at issuance.


Question: What are the warrants?

Answer: A warrant is an option which corporation issues that permits the investor to buy from the corporation a certain number of shares of common/equity stock at a specified price.


Question: What are the features of the warrants?

Answer: Few of the basic characteristics of the warrants are below.
- Its an option.
- Warrant has long life e.g. 2 years to perpetual.
- Exercise price is usually higher than the market price of common stock.


Question: What does it means of having non/detachable warrants?

Answer: Detachable warrants are usually traded on the Stock Exchange. Other warrants can be exercised only by the bondholder, and these are called nondetachable warrants.

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