Aokam Perdana Berhad: Case

By: Contributor(s): Material type: BookBookSeries: Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision MakersAnalytics: Show analyticsPublication details: India Sage Apr-Jun 1998Description: Apr-Jun1998, Vol. 23. Issue 2, p53-62. 10pSubject(s): Online resources: Summary: When you hold put options on a convertible bond, it is considered to be a wonderful opportunity to profitfrom the upside potential of the underlying security while enjoying downside protection. A Singaporebased portfolio manager of a London-based fund has investments in Euro convertibles with put options of a large Malaysian timber company. However⁄ he is jolted out of his sense of complacency about his put options when he learns that the put option may spell bankruptcy for financially weak companies like Aokam Perdana Berhad. So⁄ aren't put options safe after all?
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When you hold put options on a convertible bond, it is considered to be a wonderful opportunity to profitfrom the upside potential of the underlying security while enjoying downside protection. A Singaporebased portfolio manager of a London-based fund has investments in Euro convertibles with put options of a large Malaysian timber company. However⁄ he is jolted out of his sense of complacency about his put options when he learns that the put option may spell bankruptcy for financially weak companies like Aokam Perdana Berhad. So⁄ aren't put options safe after all?

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