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DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
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NOTE 7 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES

 

The Company currently does not use derivative instruments to manage its exposures to currency risk or interest rates. The Company evaluates all of its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. All derivative financial instruments are recognized in the balance sheet at fair value. Changes in fair value are recognized in earnings if they are not eligible for hedge accounting or other comprehensive income if they qualify for cash flow hedge accounting.  The fair value of outstanding derivative instruments not designed as hedging instruments on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets was as follows:

 

             

Derivative Instruments

 

September 30,

2011

 

December 31,

2010

 

 

 

 

 

Put option

 

$

24,938

 

$

26,396

Conversion option

 

$

213,587

 

$

-

 

A Black-Scholes option-pricing model was used to estimate the fair value, using Level 2 inputs, of the Company’s derivatives using the following assumptions at September 30, 2011:

 

             

 

Number of

Shares

Volatility

Risk-Free Rate

Expected

Life

(in years)

Stock

price

Put option

60,824

70.21%

.06%

.42

$

1.15

Conversion option

406,700

70.21%

.13%

.88

$

1.15