Warrants Option

Is a security that entitles the holder to buy stock of the issuing company at a specified price, which is usually higher than the stock price at time of issue.

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Warrants are frequently attached to bonds or preferred stock as a sweetener, allowing the issuer to pay lower interest rates or dividends. They can be used to enhance the yield of the bond, and make them more attractive to potential buyers. Warrants can also be used in private equity deals. Frequently, these warrants are detachable, and can be sold independently of the bond or stock.

Warrants are actively traded in some financial markets such as Deutsche Börse and Hong Kong. In Hong Kong Stock Exchange, warrants accounted for 11.7% of the turnover in the first quarter of 2009, just second to the callable bull/bear contract.