By buying convertible bonds issued by blue-chip companies and that are near their conversion price, an investor can achieve fairly safe fixed income while still retaining the chance to gain substantially from large price increases in the underlying stocks. You can use the ESRC or QSRC function again to search for companies that fit that profile. Type QSRC and , and then select Create Customize Template. You can select only companies that issue convertible bonds by putting X besides Convertible bonds Available under 22) Equity Linked Data. If you then choose the S&P 500 Index under Indices, ESRC or QSRC returns a list of companies in the.
