The Convertible Market: Looking Back on 2004 and Ahead in 2005

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On the other side of the ledger, redemption activity totaled $72 billion, about $13 billion higher than last years levels, as corporations seized the opportunity to take higher coupon convertible paper out of circulation. This confluence of events created a record negative net issuance of $27 billion. That being said, the convertible market, as measured by Merrill Lynch, was still a robust $289 billion at year end.

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