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warrant

warrant

7 8.1
A paper that lets a person buy a company's shares at a set price for a limited time
  • noun
  • /ˈwɔːrənt/
  • Specialized
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  • After careful analysis, she decided to invest in warrants as they offered a unique opportunity to buy shares at a discount.

Why is it that you could buy warrants for such a discount right now?

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Examples

  • Old National pays the treasury $1.48 for warrants with a fair value price of $7.18.

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  • The firm issued warrants to encourage investors to purchase its stock at a lower cost.

  • Why is it that you could buy warrants for such a discount right now?

  • They actually issue new stocks, so more stock is out there after a warrant has been exercised.

  • The next morning, Sheriff Clark arrived in Spring Valley with thirty-six warrants.

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  • Also, if you look at what the CEO got for his 1.5M warrants, it amounts to $150K.

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  • Many investors are excited about the company's new warrants that allow them to buy shares at a fixed price.

Synonyms

stock warrant
vswarrant
  • Specialized
7.6

A paper that lets you buy a company's shares at a fixed price before a date

refers more broadly to that type of security rather than this certificate term
subscription warrant
vswarrant
  • Specialized
9.6

A document that lets the person who has it buy company shares at a set price before a date

is the security issued by the company rather than this document label
stock-purchase warrant
vswarrant
  • Specialized
8.5

A right to buy shares of a company at a fixed price often sold with bonds

is the general security that gives purchase rights without bundling detail

Compounds

158 3.6

An official paper that lets police search a place for evidence or people

42 3.8

A paper from a judge that lets police take a person to a station and bring them to court

death warrant
  • Formal
17 8.0

An official paper ordering the execution of a person sentenced to death

bench warrant
  • Formal
4 8.1

An order from a judge that allows police to arrest someone and bring them to court

A military person who has rank from a written order and is above soldiers but below officers

8.3

An official paper telling a company to pay a shareholder a dividend

perpetual warrant
  • Specialized
8.9

A right to buy company shares at a fixed price with no end date

stock warrant
  • Specialized
7.6

A paper that lets you buy a company's shares at a fixed price before a date

8.5

A right to buy shares of a company at a fixed price often sold with bonds

subscription warrant
  • Specialized
9.6

A document that lets the person who has it buy company shares at a set price before a date

How Risky

option
  • Specialized
256 7.4
warrant
  • Specialized
7 8.1
stock
3.5
corporate bond
  • Specialized
4 3.7
savings bond
  • Specialized
5 3.1

Surface Forms

warrant singular
warrants plural

Etymology

Warrant for a financial right comes from the idea of 'permission' or an authorization to act, like a ticket that lets you buy something later. So a warrant is a document that gives you the right to buy company shares at a set price.