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INVESTMENTS (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
INVESTMENTS |
Summary of investment portfolio | ​
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​ | ​ | As at | ​ | Additions/ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Disposals/ | ​ | Unrealized | ​ | Fair value
​ | ​ | December 31, | ​ | transfers during | ​ | Net (loss) on | ​ | transfers during | ​ | (loss) on | ​ | June 30,
​ |  | 2019 |  | period |  | securities sold |  | period |  | securities held |  | 2020
Marketable equity securities | ​ | $ | 1,885 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | (619) | ​ | $ | (1,266) | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | —
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​ | ​ | As at | ​ | Additions/ | ​ | Net gain | ​ | Disposals/ | ​ | Unrealized | ​ | Fair value
​ | ​ | December 31, | ​ | transfers during | ​ | (loss) on | ​ | transfers during | ​ | gain on | ​ | June 30,
​ |  | 2018 |  | period |  | securities sold | ​ | period | ​ | securities held | ​ | 2019
Marketable equity securities | ​ | $ | 2,718 | ​ | $ | 264 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 1,372 | ​ | $ | 4,354
Warrants | ​ |  | 413 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 380 | ​ | ​ | 793
Investments | ​ | $ | 3,131 | ​ | $ | 264 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 1,752 | ​ | $ | 5,147

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