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The Bond Refunding Decision in an Efficient Market

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

Alan Kraus
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The majority of corporate bonds are callable before maturity at the option of the issuer. Unlike other security options (warrants, convertible bonds, etc.), the call provision cannot be resold; its value can be realized only by exercising it. The problem is to choose the optimal time to perform refunding (including the alternative of not refunding before maturity).

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Research Article
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Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis , Volume 8 , Issue 5 , December 1973 , pp. 793 - 806
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Copyright © School of Business Administration, University of Washington 1973

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