Push the warrant rebate to the top tranche — AMD at $600, everything vested, warrants exercised for a penny — and the im…
SemiAnalysis Twitter · SemiAnalysis (@SemiAnalysis_) · 2026-07-27
SemiAnalysis calculates that AMD's warrant deals with OpenAI and Meta imply effective compute discounts of 85% to 105%, making the arrangements function as equity-funded customer rebates rather than simple stock sweeteners.
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Topics: amdsemiconductor-financeai-acceleratorswarrant-deals
Claims
- AMD warrant deals imply effective discounts of 85% to 105% when warrants vest at penny strike prices with AMD stock at $600.
- At a 105% discount, AMD is effectively paying customers to take its chips and funding the subsidy with its own equity.
- The strategy is circular unless volume commitments drive AMD's share price higher.
- AMD stock has already risen to $520 or above on AI accelerator demand.
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Push the warrant rebate to the top tranche — AMD at $600, everything vested, warrants exercised for a penny — and the implied effective discount is as high as 85% to even 105%.
At that point, you're paying the customer to take them and funding it with your own equity. That's a fine trade if the volume commitment moves the share price, which has already risen to $520+ on the back of AI accelerator demand. It's a circular one if it doesn't.