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INVESTMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
INVESTMENTS |
Summary of investment portfolio | ​
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​ | ​ | As at | ​ | Additions/ | ​ | Net gain | ​ | Disposals/ | ​ | Unrealized | ​ | Fair value
​ | ​ | December 31, | ​ | transfers during | ​ | (loss) on | ​ | transfers during | ​ | gain (loss) on | ​ | December 31,
​ |  | 2018 |  | period |  | securities sold |  | period |  | securities held |  | 2019
Marketable equity securities | ​ | $ | 2,718 | ​ | $ | 2,314 | ​ | $ | 3,396 | ​ | $ | (7,279) | ​ | $ | 736 | ​ | $ | 1,885
Warrants | ​ |  | 413 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 1,127 | ​ |  | (1,540) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | —
Investments | ​ | $ | 3,131 | ​ | $ | 2,314 | ​ | $ | 4,523 | ​ | $ | (8,819) | ​ | $ | 736 | ​ | $ | 1,885
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​ | ​ | As at | ​ | Additions/ | ​ | Net gain | ​ | Disposals/ | ​ | Unrealized | ​ | Fair value
​ | ​ | December 31, | ​ | transfers during | ​ | (loss) on | ​ | transfers during | ​ | gain (loss) on | ​ | December 31,
​ |  | 2017 |  | period |  | securities sold |  | period |  | securities held |  | 2018
Marketable equity securities | ​ | $ | 6,404 | ​ | $ | 1,882 | ​ | $ | (767) | ​ | $ | (2,895) | ​ | $ | (1,906) | ​ | $ | 2,718
Warrants | ​ |  | 1,567 | ​ | ​ | 201 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (704) | ​ | ​ | (651) | ​ | ​ | 413
Investments | ​ | $ | 7,971 | ​ | $ | 2,083 | ​ | $ | (767) | ​ | $ | (3,599) | ​ | $ | (2,557) | ​ | $ | 3,131

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