Credit Suisse Convertible Arbitrage Hedge Fund Index

The Credit Suisse Convertible Arbitrage Hedge Fund Index is a subset of the Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index that measures the aggregate performance of convertible arbitrage funds. Convertible arbitrage funds typically aim to profit from the purchase of convertible securities and the subsequent shorting of the corresponding stock when there is a pricing error made in the conversion factor of the security. Managers of convertible arbitrage funds typically build long positions of convertible and other equity hybrid securities and then hedge the equity component of the long securities positions by shorting the underlying stock or options. The number of shares sold short usually reflects a delta neutral or market neutral ratio. As a result, under normal market conditions, the arbitrageur generally expects the combined position to be insensitive to fluctuations in the price of the underlying stock.