Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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ISBN: 9780077861759
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 24, Problem 1CQ
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To explain: The difference between a warrant and a traded call option.

Warrant:

Warrant is given to the security holder of those who purchase the shares. It is not the obligation of the shareholder but it is a right of the shareholder to purchase the share at a fixed price.

Option:

Option is the contract between two parties one is the buyer and the other is the seller. It gives the option to the buyer to purchase the share at a certain price at a fixed time.

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Answer to Problem 1CQ

  • There is a little difference between the warrant and the call option.
  • A company issues warrant and when it is implemented it increases the number of shares.
  • Option is the contract between two parties’ the investor and the company which does not affect the number of shares.

Explanation of Solution

  • Whenever the company issues warrant it increases the number of share, which is good for the company’s goodwill.
  • Call option does not have an effect on the number of shares of a company.
Conclusion

Hence, it can be said that the difference between both of these is only the number of shares that gets affected.

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