convertible security definition

convertible security

Corporate bond or debenture (debt security) or preferred stock that may be exchanged for the common stock (equity security) of the issuing corporation in a certain proportion, within or after a specified period.

convertible security is in the Banking, Commerce & Finance, Investing and Securities & Futures Trading subjects.

convertible security appears in the definitions of the following terms: tier 2 capital, fully diluted earnings per share, conversion premium, investment value and convertible arbitrage

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