Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

15. Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures and discloses fair value measurements as required by FASB ASC Topic No. 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.

Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that is determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the FASB establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:

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Level 1 - Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets

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Level 2 - Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace

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Level 3 - Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity

The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

As required by FASB ASC Topic No. 820, we measure our cash and cash equivalents at fair value. Our cash equivalents are classified within Level 1 by using quoted market prices utilizing market observable inputs.

The Company early adopted ASU 2017-11 and changed its method of accounting for warrants during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 on a full retrospective basis. (See Note 19).