The use and pricing of convertible bonds

Applied Mathematical Finance

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 167-190

  Nyborg, K G ^a  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adverse selection; call and put features; debt pricing, convertible debt; moral hazard; risky risk free assets

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013179634     PISSN: 1350486X     EISSN: 14664313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504869600000009     Document Type: Article

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