FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, financial instrument liabilities and related restricted cash consisted of $14,053 and $12,434, respectively, related to short sales of corporate securities. Year-to-date activity is summarized below for financial instrument liabilities and related restricted cash:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019		2018
Balance, beginning of period	$	12,434	$	15,629
Settlement of short sales of corporate securities	—		(3,100		)
Short sales of corporate securities	—		26
Net investment losses	1,619		537
Balance, end of period	$	14,053	$	13,092

Short Sales of Corporate Securities

From time to time, the Company enters into short sale transactions on certain corporate securities in which it receives proceeds from the sale of such securities and incurs obligations to deliver such securities at a later date. Upon initially entering into such short sale transactions, the Company recognizes a liability equal to the fair value of the obligation, with a comparable amount of cash and cash equivalents reclassified as restricted cash. Subsequent changes in the fair value of such obligations, determined based on the closing market price of the securities, are recognized as gains or losses in the consolidated statements of operations, with a comparable adjustment made between unrestricted and restricted cash.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge certain of its receivables and payables denominated in other currencies. In addition, the Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge the value of certain of its future sales denominated in Euros and the value of certain of its future purchases denominated in USD. These hedges are associated with certain of the Company's operations located in the United Kingdom and have settlement dates ranging through December 2019. The forward contracts that are used to hedge the risk of foreign exchange movement on its receivables and payables are accounted for as economic hedges. As of March 31, 2019, there were contracts in place to buy Sterling and sell Euros in the amount of €6,550. The fair values of these derivatives are recognized as derivative assets and liabilities on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The net changes in fair value of the derivative assets and liabilities are recognized in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. The forward contracts that are used to hedge the value of the Company's future sales and purchases are accounted for as cash flow hedges. As of March 31, 2019, there were contracts in place to hedge the value of future sales denominated in Euros in the amount of €7,900. These hedges are fully effective, and, accordingly, the changes in fair value are recorded in AOCI and, at maturity, any gain or loss on the forward contract is reclassified from AOCI into the Company's consolidated statements of operations. There were no contracts in place as of March 31, 2019 to hedge future purchases denominated in USD.

WebBank - Economic Interests in Loans

WebBank's derivative financial instruments represent on-going economic interests in loans made after they are sold. These derivatives are carried at fair value on a gross basis in Other non-current assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheets and are classified within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 15 - "Fair Value Measurements"). As of March 31, 2019, outstanding derivatives mature within 3 to 5 years. Gains and losses resulting from changes in the fair value of derivative instruments are accounted for in the Company's consolidated statements of operations in Financial services revenue. Fair value represents the estimated amounts that WebBank would receive or pay to terminate the contracts at the reporting date based on a discounted cash flow model for the same or similar instruments. WebBank does not enter into derivative contracts for speculative or trading purposes.

Precious Metal and Commodity Inventories

The Company's precious metal and commodity inventories are subject to market price fluctuations. The Company enters into commodity futures and forward contracts to mitigate the impact of price fluctuations on its precious and certain non-precious metal inventories that are not subject to fixed price contracts. The Company's hedging strategy is designed to protect it against normal volatility; therefore, abnormal price changes in these commodities or markets could negatively impact the Company's earnings.

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had the following outstanding forward contracts with settlement dates through April 2019. There were no futures contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2019.



Commodity	Amount	Notional Value
Silver	398,194 ounces	$	5,995
Gold	3,231 ounces	$	4,181
Palladium	932 ounces	$	1,257
Copper	225,000 pounds	$	621
Tin	15 metric tons	$	320

Fair Value Hedges. Certain forward contracts are accounted for as fair value hedges under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 815 for the Company's precious metal inventory carried at fair value. These contracts hedge 53,650 ounces of silver and a majority of the Company's ounces of copper. The fair values of these derivatives are recognized as derivative assets and liabilities on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The net changes in fair value of the derivative assets and liabilities, and the changes in the fair value of the underlying hedged inventory, are recognized in the Company's consolidated statements of operations, and such amounts principally offset each other due to the effectiveness of the hedges.

Economic Hedges. The remaining outstanding forward contracts for silver, and all the contracts for gold, palladium and tin, are accounted for as economic hedges. As these derivatives are not designated as accounting hedges under ASC 815, they are accounted for as derivatives with no hedge designation. The derivatives are marked to market with gains and losses recorded in earnings in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. The economic hedges are associated primarily with the Company's precious metal inventory valued using the LIFO method.

The forward contracts were made with a counterparty rated Aa2 by Moody's. Accordingly, the Company has determined that there is minimal credit risk of default. The Company estimates the fair value of its derivative contracts through the use of market quotes or with the assistance of brokers when market information is not available. The Company maintains collateral on account with the third-party broker which varies in amount depending on the value of open contracts.

The fair value and carrying amount of derivative instruments on the Company's consolidated balance sheets are as follows:



	Fair Value of Derivative Assets (Liabilities)
	March 31, 2019				December 31, 2018
	Location on Consolidated Balance Sheet	Fair Value			Location on Consolidated Balance Sheet	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as ASC 815 hedges
Foreign exchange contracts	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	397		Accrued liabilities	$	(95	)
Commodity contracts	Accrued liabilities	$	(42	)	Accrued liabilities	$	(14	)

Derivatives not designated as ASC 815 hedges
Foreign exchange contracts	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	273		Accrued liabilities	$	(81	)
Commodity contracts	Accrued liabilities	$	(46	)	Accrued liabilities	$	(145	)
Economic interests in loans	Other non-current assets	$	16,883		Other non-current assets	$	17,156

The effect of cash flow hedge accounting on AOCI for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:



	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives				Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income	Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:	2019		2018			2019		2018
Foreign exchange forward contracts	$	635	$	165	Diversified industrial net sales	$	117	$	(20	)
Total	$	635	$	165		$	117	$	(20	)

The effects of fair value and cash flow hedge accounting on the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are not material.

The effects of derivatives not designated as ASC 815 hedging instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:



Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2019			2018
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Other income (expense), net	$	—		$	4
Commodity contracts	Other income (expense), net	(56		)	99
Economic interests in loans	Financial services revenue	2,886			3,281
Call options	Other income (expense), net	—			250
Put options	Other income (expense), net	—			(3		)
Total		$	2,830		$	3,631

Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk

WebBank is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk. In the normal course of business, these financial instruments include commitments to extend credit in the form of loans as part of WebBank's lending arrangements. Those instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized on the consolidated balance sheets. The contractual amounts of those instruments reflect the extent of involvement WebBank has in particular classes of financial instruments.

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, WebBank's undisbursed loan commitments totaled $147,826 and $130,697, respectively. Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a borrower who meets the lending criteria through one of WebBank's lending agreements, provided there is no violation of any condition established in the contract with the counterparty to the lending arrangement.

Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since certain of the commitments are expected to expire without the credit being extended, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. WebBank evaluates each prospective borrower's credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by WebBank upon extension of credit, is based on management's credit evaluation of the borrower and WebBank's counterparty.

WebBank's exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. WebBank uses the same credit policy in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.