Reverse Mergers and OTC Markets: Compliance After the Transaction
This article discusses reverse mergers and the crucial need for post-merger compliance to ensure trading eligibility on OTC Markets. A reverse merger,…
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The Penny Stock Graveyard – The OTC Markets Expert Market Explained: What Happens When Issuers Lose Quotation Eligibility
This article explains how issuers are downgraded to the OTC Markets Expert Market after losing quotation eligibility under SEC Rule 15c2-11, how…
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OTC Markets Liquidity and Price Discovery
This article from Hamilton & Associates Law Group explores liquidity and price discovery on the OTC Markets, highlighting their unique operations compared…
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Material Event Reporting on the OTCID Market for Non-SEC Reporting Issuers
On July 1, 2025, OTC Markets Group replaced its Pink Current Information tier with the OTCID Market, a modernized disclosure platform aligned…
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Rule 15c2-11 Compliance Deadline Is Just Around the Corner
In September of last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to Securities Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11. In early 2020, we…
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SEC Warns Broker-Dealers of Risks Associated with Offshore Omnibus Accounts Transacting in “Penny Stocks”
Last week, the SEC Division of Trading and Markets published a staff bulletin highlighting various risks for broker-dealers arising from certain transactions…
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SEC Amends Rule 15c2-11, Form 211 Amendments
On September 16, 2020, SEC amended Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11 and Form 211. Changes to Rule 15c2-11 were proposed last year. The OTC…
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SEC Trading Suspensions Under the Securities Exchange Act
When the SEC issues a trading suspension pursuant to Section 12(k), trading in the security is halted for the period set forth…
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Our Comment to the SEC Regarding Rule 211 (15c2-11) – Sponsoring Market Makers
Blue Sky, Form 211, Regulation A, Regulation A Secondary Sales, Regulation A Tier 2, Regulation A+. Tier 1, Reporting Company, Rule 15c2-11,…
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SEC Proposes Rule 15c2-11 Changes – Form 15c-211 Attorneys
The object of the new proposed changes to Rule 15c2-11 is the same as it was in 1998 and 1999: to cut…
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What is Form 211? Rule 15c-211, Sponsoring Market Maker Requirements
Locating a sponsoring market maker to file the Form 211 under Rule 15c-211 has become a challenging step in the going public…
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