Why Quoin Pharmaceuticals (QNRX) Shares Are Nosediving

Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd – ADR QNRX shares are trading lower by 46.9% to $1.54 during Tuesday’s session after the company announced the pricing of a $6.5 million public offering.

The offering consists of ordinary shares, pre-funded warrants, and warrants to purchase additional shares at a combined price of $1.60 per American Depositary Share. The offering includes Series D warrants exercisable immediately and expiring in two years, and Series E warrants expiring in five years.

The closing is expected around March 7, with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners serving as the sole placement agent. The net proceeds will be utilized for general corporate purposes.

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How To Buy QNRX Stock

By now you're likely curious about how to participate in the market for Quoin Pharmaceuticals – be it to purchase shares, or even attempt to bet against the company.

Buying shares is typically done through a brokerage account. You can find a list of possible trading platforms here. Many will allow you to buy ‘fractional shares,' which allows you to own portions of stock without buying an entire share. For example, some stock, like Berkshire Hathaway, or Amazon.com, can cost thousands of dollars to own just one share. However, if you only want to invest a fraction of that, brokerages will allow you to do so.

In the the case of Quoin Pharmaceuticals, which is trading at $1.52 as of publishing time, $100 would buy you 65.79 shares of stock.

If you're looking to bet against a company, the process is more complex. You'll need access to an options trading platform, or a broker who will allow you to ‘go short' a share of stock by lending you the shares to sell. The process of shorting a stock can be found at this resource. Otherwise, if your broker allows you to trade options, you can either buy a put option, or sell a call option at a strike price above where shares are currently trading – either way it allows you to profit off of the share price decline.

According to data from Benzinga Pro, QNRX has a 52-week high of $12.00 and a 52-week low of $1.50.