Doug, Zeev gives a good scenario outlining the pitfalls of floorless debentures at the following link:
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Now that IPM trades CDN OTC this may not apply as the vse requires that the conversion price be stated prior to acceptance by the exchange. This may or may not apply to the CDN OTC, something we should check into. I have to admire your courage in buying at market on the OTC but I appreciate your reasoning (a lot of "ifs" though, huh? ;-)). I hope you're right on the $2.50/share, but the way I see it; US$1.5 MM financing isn't too shabby at a .30 share price, so even a buck is feasible. Regards farming, man that's a tough racket. Tried it for awhile, ran a 500 head feedlot, 200 feeder hogs and, yes, farm fresh eggs. Selling eggs kept my head above water most of the time;-). Now I play the stock market, a lot of similarities, except I don't have to do chores!
Buying shares of the company is referred to as "going long". Opposite of this would be shorting, selling borrowed shares in the company, with the expectations of the share price falling and buying back the borrowed shares. The difference between the selling price and your covering price (buying the shares) is your profit. A great way to balance the losses in your "long portfolio" ;-)). |
