You will pay ordinary income tax when exercised, the difference between the warrant and the stock price. You will pay taxes again on capital gains when you sell, if you sell. As I understand it.
If I would have just bought 1000 of these when it was $4 …
The ordinary income tax you referred to definitely seems to be the case if you received the shares from your company, but it's not so clear it's taxable if you went out and purchased them. Do you have something that gives a definitive answer, because I've seen both sides argued.
The section you're likely most interested in is "The Offering" although I encourage you to read the entire thing (in between naps of course).
Your DWACW warrant gives you the "right" to buy a stock of regular shares (TMTG) for $11.50.
Example: Your cost would be $11.50 plus the amount you have already paid for the warrant (right to buy).
On this example if you purchased the warrant (right) for $8.00 per and you decide to exercise the warrant for regular shares at $11.50 then you would have spent $19.50 for a stock that is currently trading on the market in the ballpark of $40. Your profit would be $20.50 per if you decide to turn around and sell the regular stock you just acquired. You can also choose to keep the newly acquired shares of TMTG if you have confidence that the stock will continue to go up in price and are willing to take the risk of course.
At this point you may be thinking "what gives. Why such easy money?".
Well YOU took ALL the risk and, as of now, are getting paid for that risk. If the merger would have failed, your warrants would have expired worthless (unless you are into buying and selling warrants which you certainly could have). You would have lost all of the money you invested in the warrants. With a regular stock (DWAC) the investor has the ability to sell his/her stock if they see that the merger may not have gone through days prior to the failure of merger and may have still made money, broken even and or lost less money depending on their purchase price. Not you. Nope. If you intended to see the merger or bust your warrant contract and ability to make any money at all was contingent on a successful merger.
I hope your rewarded handsomely for the risk.
*Keep in mind the above mentioned is NOT advice and is a simple example of what one could do. There are many strategies you could employ depending on your ultimate goal.
I believe that we can sell them at the original cost of the warrant "buy price" ($15 - $20 each) and then whatever the converted share price is at the time of sale is all profit for you.
I think the sale deadline is 2028 so hopefully by then as more acquisitions are made, the value of each share will be many times more than what your original warrant cost was.
And what do we do with them? Lol. I followed a fellow pedes advice and bought a bunch. No idea how to use them. 😆😆.
As I understand it we'd be paying to convert our warrants to shares.
Well hopefully it wont be a big headache. Im a construction guy. Definitely NOT a stock market guy…. 🤣
You will pay taxes twice.
You will pay ordinary income tax when exercised, the difference between the warrant and the stock price. You will pay taxes again on capital gains when you sell, if you sell. As I understand it.
If I would have just bought 1000 of these when it was $4 …
I bought 300 at that price :)
The ordinary income tax you referred to definitely seems to be the case if you received the shares from your company, but it's not so clear it's taxable if you went out and purchased them. Do you have something that gives a definitive answer, because I've seen both sides argued.
You can sell a few to convert the rest. Or just sell them any buy the stock, but wait until the price closes more with the stock.
Now that it’s approved, the difference between warrants and shares should be $11.50 (the conversation fee).
That difference is currently $20, so either shares are overpriced, or warrants are underpriced.
The merger is approved, but hasn't happened yet.....
Here ya' go.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000110465921090302/tm2117087d2_s1a.htm#:~:text=Each%20whole%20warrant%20entitles%20the,only%20whole%20warrants%20will%20trade.
The section you're likely most interested in is "The Offering" although I encourage you to read the entire thing (in between naps of course).
Your DWACW warrant gives you the "right" to buy a stock of regular shares (TMTG) for $11.50.
Example: Your cost would be $11.50 plus the amount you have already paid for the warrant (right to buy).
On this example if you purchased the warrant (right) for $8.00 per and you decide to exercise the warrant for regular shares at $11.50 then you would have spent $19.50 for a stock that is currently trading on the market in the ballpark of $40. Your profit would be $20.50 per if you decide to turn around and sell the regular stock you just acquired. You can also choose to keep the newly acquired shares of TMTG if you have confidence that the stock will continue to go up in price and are willing to take the risk of course.
At this point you may be thinking "what gives. Why such easy money?".
Well YOU took ALL the risk and, as of now, are getting paid for that risk. If the merger would have failed, your warrants would have expired worthless (unless you are into buying and selling warrants which you certainly could have). You would have lost all of the money you invested in the warrants. With a regular stock (DWAC) the investor has the ability to sell his/her stock if they see that the merger may not have gone through days prior to the failure of merger and may have still made money, broken even and or lost less money depending on their purchase price. Not you. Nope. If you intended to see the merger or bust your warrant contract and ability to make any money at all was contingent on a successful merger.
I hope your rewarded handsomely for the risk.
*Keep in mind the above mentioned is NOT advice and is a simple example of what one could do. There are many strategies you could employ depending on your ultimate goal.
Thank you pede! This is why this place is so nice. Good to have people help fellow patriots! Hope we all make some $!
I believe that we can sell them at the original cost of the warrant "buy price" ($15 - $20 each) and then whatever the converted share price is at the time of sale is all profit for you.
I think the sale deadline is 2028 so hopefully by then as more acquisitions are made, the value of each share will be many times more than what your original warrant cost was.
Thanks for clarifying. We need more eyes on this.
The warrants expire on September 28th of 2028, which means you have until then to exercise it.
You can exercise the warrants starting 30 days after the merger, not within 30 days.