Some thoughts regarding exercising warrants for th
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1) You are taxed in the year of exercise at: SP at exercise - (cost of warrant + exercise price). So, exercising at a lower SP => lower tax the year of exercise.
2) If you hold the exercised warrant shares for over 12 mths, then you pay long-term capital gains vs. short term.
3) If you exercise the warrants with IRA money, then you are tax deferred (TRAD) or tax free (ROTH).
Given that I am a long-term bull (~10 yrs in CYDY), I have been exercising all of my warrants to optimize my tax bill.
Example: Let's say there is a BO. If you previously exercised your warrants in a ROTH IRA, you have zero tax bill. Vs. paying ordinary income tax on the BO price minus the exercise price. For those with a lot of warrants, that could be hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax liability.