The International Handbook of Convertible Securities: A Global Guide to the Convertible Market 2nd edition

This is the 2nd edition of The International Handbook of Convertible Securities, which was originally published as The Irwin Yearbook of Convertible Securities in 1995. Designed as a practical working guide, this handbook by admission will be most useful to those responsible for investing funds within the financial markets and financial advisers.

Convertible securities includes equity warrants, convertible bonds and convertible preferred stocks, but excludes equity and index options and structured convertible products. The global convertible securities market is approximately worth $470 billion, of which the US market is worth around $160 billion. This compares with the US stock...