Alto Ingredients, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details-Significant Assumptions and Fair Value)

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8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details-Significant Assumptions and Fair Value) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Significant assumptions used in the valuations
Fair value (in dollars)	$ 2,120,000us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding	$ 1,986,000us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding
Original Issuance 09/26/2012
Significant assumptions used in the valuations
Exercise price	$ 8.85	$ 8.85
Volatility	54.60%	51.00%
Risk free interest rate	0.20%	0.19%
Term (years)	5 months 26 days	8 months 26 days
Discount for Marketability restrictions	32.00%	37.00%
Warrants Outstanding	452,000	473,000
Fair value (in dollars)	815,000	748,000
Original issuance 7/3/2012
Significant assumptions used in the valuations
Exercise price	$ 6.09	$ 6.09
Volatility	53.90%	56.10%
Risk free interest rate	0.56%	0.89%
Term (years)	2 years 3 months 4 days	2 years 6 months 4 days
Discount for Marketability restrictions	30.60%	32.80%
Warrants Outstanding	211,000	211,000
Fair value (in dollars)	855,000	811,000
Original issuance 12/13/2011
Significant assumptions used in the valuations
Exercise price	$ 8.43	$ 8.43
Volatility	54.80%	54.30%
Risk free interest rate	0.56%	0.67%
Term (years)	1 year 8 months 16 days	1 year 11 months 12 days
Discount for Marketability restrictions	27.30%	28.70%
Warrants Outstanding	138,000	138,000
Fair value (in dollars)	$ 450,000	$ 427,000

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