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Warrant Liabilities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Warrant Liabilities [Abstract]  
Warrant Liabilities
6.           Warrant Liabilities
 
Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis include warrant liabilities resulting from the Company’s outstanding warrants potentially settleable in cash.  In accordance with ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (“ASC 815-40”), the warrant liabilities are being recorded at fair value until they are completely settled. The warrants are valued using the Black-Scholes method, using assumptions consistent with the Company’s application of ASC 505-50, Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees (“ASC 505-50”). The gain or loss resulting from the change in fair value is shown on the Condensed Statements of Operations as a gain on warrant derivative liability. The Company recognized a gain of $3.5 million and $7.3 million for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and a gain of $4.1 million and $19.6 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The following reflects the weighted-average assumptions for each of the nine-month periods indicated:
 
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2015
  
2014
 
        
Risk-free interest rate
  0.21%  0.54%
Expected dividend yield
  0%  0%
Expected lives
  0.84   1.71 
  Expected volatility
  69.1%  81.9%
  Warrants classified as liabilities (in shares)
  6,371,854   6,984,716 

The Company’s computation of expected volatility is based on the historical daily volatility of its publicly traded common stock. The dividend yield assumption of zero is based upon the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and presently has no intention to do so. The risk-free interest rate used for each warrant classified as a derivative is equal to the U.S. Treasury rates in effect at September 30 of each year presented. The expected lives are based on the remaining contractual lives of the related warrants at the valuation date.