DME WarrantsI decided to take a bite of the warrants (DME.WT) at the open today at C$0.15. Did anyone else take the plunge and jump into that (higher potential short-term gain but much higher risk) pool yet?
As a reminder regarding the warrant terms:
-Exercise Price: C$2.70/share
-Expiration: 2 years, subject to accelerated expiration if the stock trades is above C$4.50/share for at least 10 consecutive business days.
So:
-So if the price does not rise above C$2.70/share, a warrant holder loses everything.
-Because of the accelerated expiration tied to the C$4.50/share level, it is unlikely that a warrant holder will enjoy the benefit of future of price appreciation much above C$4.50/share.
-If the stock appreciates to C$4.50/share, this would represent a corresponding gain of C$1.80/share, which would be more than 10x from the C$0.15/share open here.
PLEASE, consider the risk here carefully before even thinking about buying warrants, which are far riskier than DME's actual stock (which already involves a high degree of risk). Know that there is a very meaningful risk that you lose your entire investment by investing in warrants rather than actual stock. You can wait out any economic downturn or business set back if you own the stock - but in a warrant the clock is ticking and if the price does not appreciate in time then you lose. To be clear, unless DME's stock price appreciates significantly from here, the warrant would have $0 value at expiration. For reference, much less than 10% of my DME investment (by $) is in warrants rather than actual stock.
I apologize for re-hashing warrant basics for those of you who are already familiar, but I didn't want to even mention these warrants without also emphasizing the associated risks.
I have a lot of experience with derivative securies like call and put options, but TSX-V-traded warrants are a new game for me (I had to set up an international trading account at Fidelity). As always, I welcome insights and perspectives from others with more/different relevant experience.
HH