Call Risk Appears Limited for Preferreds Both preferreds and high yield bonds share call risk, though preferreds tend to have
more callable issues.
Not exact matches
Looking
more closely at this second risk,
callable securities suffer from a unique disadvantage.
Callable bonds are
more risky for investors than non-
callable bonds because an investor whose bond has been called is often faced with reinvesting the money at a lower, less attractive rate.
Discount
callables are a better choice when the investor believes volatility will be low but prefers
more protection in an environment of rising interest rates.
Most preferred shares are also
callable, meaning the issuer can redeem the shares at any time, so they provide investors with
more options than common shares.
stocks that pay a fixed dividend; have dividend and asset preference over common stocks, but behind debt in the case of bankruptcy; generally does not come with voting rights; either perpetual (have no maturity) or maturities of 30 years or
more; can be
callable
(Read
more on
callable bonds in «Callable Bonds: Leading a Double Life.
callable bonds in «
Callable Bonds: Leading a Double Life.
Callable Bonds: Leading a Double Life.»)
Discount
callables would generally be chosen when the investor believes volatility will be low but prefers
more protection in an environment of rising interest rates.