A Three-Low Convertible Bond Strategy with Periodic Rebalancing

Summary

This strategy note selects Chinese convertible bonds using low price, low conversion premium, and low remaining issue balance. It ranks eligible bonds by the sum of price and conversion premium, favors the lowest scores, and describes equal-weight holdings with rebalancing every five trading days. The document also explains conversion value and premium with a numerical illustration, and states a per-trade fee assumption.

The proposed rationale is that prices near par may benefit from bond-floor support, lower premiums can preserve participation in the underlying stock’s gains, and smaller issue sizes may respond more to flows. The note contains no actual backtest results despite a results heading, and internal details conflict: it refers to both 15 and 25 holdings, while key screening thresholds are omitted or garbled in parts. Liquidity, credit, conversion, and gap risks remain; suggested improvements include volume and issuer-fundamental filters and drawdown controls.

Key ideas

• The strategy ranks convertible bonds using price and conversion premium, alongside a low-balance preference.
• It proposes equal-weight positions and rebalancing every five trading days.
• The conversion premium measures the bond price relative to its conversion value.
• The document gives a rationale but no reported backtest evidence, and its holding count and screening details conflict.

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