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Warrant (finance)

A warrant is the right - but not the obligation - to buy or sell a certain
quantity of an underlying instrument at an agreed-upon price. The right to
buy the underlying instrument is referred to as a call warrant; the right to
sell it is known as a put warrant.

There are two types of warrants: "traditional" warrants and so-called naked warrants.

Traditional warrants are issued in conjunction with a bond (known as a
warrant-linked bond), and represent the right to acquire shares in the
entity issuing the bond. In other words, the writer of a traditional warrant
is also the issuer of the underlying instrument.

Naked warrants are issued without an accompanying bond, and, like
traditional warrants, are traded on the stock exchange. They are typically
issued by banks and securities houses. The writer of a naked warrant need
not be the issuer of the underlying instrument.

Investment FreshNews:

Amlak Finance Third-Quarter Profit Nearly Triples on Mortgages (Bloomberg)
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:08:02 GMT
Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Amlak Finance PJSC 's third-quarter profit almost tripled on higher Islamic property financing and investments by the United Arab Emirates' biggest mortgage lender by market value.

Finance sector enters new era of regulation (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:22:29 GMT
Amid the wreckage of the U.S. financial system, a new consensus is taking shape. Old Wall Street is dead. And the new era of finance will be one of much greater regulation and much less risk. The masters of the universe, as author Tom Wolfe dubbed the titans...

Amlak Finance Nine-Month Profit More Than Doubles on Mortgages (Bloomberg)
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:43:54 GMT
Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Amlak Finance PJSC , the United Arab Emirates' biggest mortgage lender by market value, said profit in the nine months through September more than doubled on higher Islamic property financing and investments.

Japan finance minister urges focus on economy (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:34:31 GMT
Japan's finance minister said Sunday that lawmakers need to focus on reviving the country's sluggish economy instead of campaigning for re-election.

Finance Chief Says Japan May Pass Additional Stimulus Packages (Bloomberg)
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:49:29 GMT
Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said the government may form additional economic packages in addition to the current stimulus plan being suggested.

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