Merger Arbitrage Spreads
The merger arbitrage spreads list is a FREE list of the largest all-cash deal spreads trading on a major U.S. stock exchange. Namely, this is the most recent list update of merger Arbitrage Spread List October 18, 2020. The FREE merger tracker spreadsheet below contains the latest essential deal information and criteria as per official company announcements. Thus providing the user with a merger arb spread tracker list and investable database of the largest 20 deal spread opportunities. We refer to this list of arbitrage spreads of pending mergers as the “T20 portfolio”. Finally, we demonstrate how examples of this information can provide a solid investment foundation.
A review and performance analysis of last weeks arbitrage list constituents is also now available featuring commentary on TIF, FIT, AMAG & ACIA. Review our strategy section and make risk arbitrage part of your investment strategy. We encourage traders and investors to perform their own due diligence before making investments.
Additional Merger Arbitrage Resources
Complementary to our merger arbitrage spread list, you can also access more FREE content using the menu bar above.
- Quickly obtain merger details and news updates on selected deals such as
- Morgan Stanley (MS) and Eaton Vance (EV) Merger
- MyoKardia (MYOK) Acquisition
- Sogou (SOGO) Acquisition
- CaixaBank (CAIXY) and Bankia (BNKXF) Merger
- Immunomedics (IMMU) Acquisition
- Visit our deals category for more pending all cash acquisitions & stock deal mergers and takeovers, or click the blue link in the spreadsheet below
- Visit our closed deals or failed deals categories to review past deals
- Scroll through the listings on the “performance” and “strategy” pages to view our regular weekly output
- In addition, to the right you can see what everyone else is reading in “Recent Posts” or click on the “Categories” links
- Download our FREE to use Excel merger arbitrage spread calculation tool. This can calculate any stock-for-stock deal spreads you may be interested in trading along with detailed instructions for use. Investors can also use this tool in a pairs trading strategy
- Quickly obtain merger details and news updates on selected deals such as
Merger Arbitrage Spread List October 18, 2020
The Past
- CLOSURES
- Rosetta Stone (RST) is a deal that closed from the list during the week
- FAILURES
- There were no deal failures from the list during the past week
- INDEX REMOVALS
- There were no additional deals removed from the index during the week
- CLOSURES
The Present
- CONSTITUENTS
- The T20 portfolio consists of 18 constituent deals out of a maximum of 20
- NEW DEALS ENTRY(S)
- There were no new deals that enter the index this week
- EXISTING DEAL ENTRY(S)
- There are no existing deals that enter the index this week
- LARGEST SPREAD
- The largest simple spread this week is Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB) offering 192.18%.
- CONSTITUENTS
| Date | Avg. Simple Spread | ECD* | Annualized Spread |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 13 | 15.99% | January 8, 2021 | 57.61% |
| September 20 | 12.23% | January 4, 2021 | 47.69% |
| September 27 | 14.24% | January 19, 2021 | 52.03% |
| October 4 | 13.66% | January 19, 2021 | 53.54% |
| October 11 | 12.13% | January 22, 2021 | 48.88% |
| October 18 | 12.68% | January 23, 2021 | 55.29% |
| Week Ending | Friday October 16, 2020 | ||
The Future
- EARNINGS
- Varian Medical (VAR) has a scheduled earnings announcements scheduled for October 23
- DIVIDENDS
- There are no scheduled ex-dividend announcements scheduled for the week
- REGULATORY
- There are no Hart Scott Rodino (HSR) expiry announcements scheduled for the week
- EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
- Bitauto Holdings (BITA) has a scheduled extraordinary general meetings scheduled for October 23
- EARNINGS
We will announce deal news relating to this week’s T20 list in real time via our twitter feed @MergeArbLimited.
*These dates may include estimated dates. Traders are advised to check for updates on this site or via our twitter feed.
