Convertible Arbitrage: An Old-School All-Weather Strategy

December 13, 2017

Eli Pars, Co-CIO, Head of Alternative Strategies and Co-Head of Convertible Strategies, Senior Co-PM, says the goal is to buy low and sell high, generate coupon income and trade around the portfolio.

Transcript

Video recorded 11/30/2017.

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