In this episode of Alternative Angles, host Steve Rosen, a former portfolio manager in Fidelity’s High Income & Alternative Investing division, digs into convertible arbitrage. Along with guests Seth Gold, a portfolio manager in Fidelity’s Arbitrage and Hedging Solutions group, and Michael Youngworth, a director in Global Equity Derivative Research and the Head of Global Convertibles and Preferreds Strategy at Bank of America, Steve explores an investment discipline worth considering as a potential source of uncorrelated absolute return with low volatility.

Drop in as Seth and Michael trade insights on this relative value alternative investment strategy, including:

• The traits of convertible bonds and why companies issue them
• The universe of different players in the space–and the roles they play
• Key components of a convertible bond arbitrage strategy and how it can be used to tap into idiosyncratic sources of alpha, and potentially take advantage of market volatility
• Potential changes they see on the horizon–and areas of opportunity