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Convertible bond (CB) is defined as a combination of equity and debt. In addition to the purpose of raising funds, CB is also attractive to investors. In this paper, bond valuation model and Black-Scholes option pricing model are used to calculate the data of convertible bonds listed in Taiwan Securities Exchange (TSE). The results show that the theoretical value is significantly overvaluated for 10 to 20 percent. Thought many mathematical techniques and explanations can be found in literature for this problem, we provide a new idea to justify this pricing anomaly. Claim testimony in some extent is found similar to futures which can be used to explain this OPM pricing anomaly in CB. A quasifutures, claim testimony, in a spot market results in low trading volume.
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