Contingent convertible bonds (CoCo bonds): related pages

A hybrid security or hybrid instrument is a security that has characteristics of both debt and equity.

The particular combination of debt, equity (shares) and other sources used by a company to finance its long term requirement for capital.

A strategy that aims to exploit inconsistencies between the price of a convertible and the equity it can be converted into.

The ratio of a bank's capital to its assets. Regulators set minimum levels to protect both depositors and the economy.