This month, OTC Markets Group published the list of downgrades from its OTCQX and OTCQB markets and Caveat Emptor Designations for June 2019. This list is part of OTC Markets’ initiative to disseminate, on a recurring monthly basis, a list of downgrades from the OTCQX and OTCQB markets as well as a separate list of Caveat Emptor Designations that have
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Only one OTC Markets Issuer Uplisted From The OTC To a senior exchange in June 2019. Learn more about the sole OTC ‘graduate’ below. Artelo Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARTL) On June 21, 2019, ARTL uplisted from the OTCQB to the Nasdaq Capital Market. Artelo Biosciences is a San Diego-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of proprietary
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Last week, OTC Markets Group announced the second quarter 2019 performance and quarterly rebalancing of the OTCQX and OTCQB indexes, including the OTCQB Venture Market. Index perfomrance was mixed in the second quarter. The OTCQB Venture Index (.OTCQB), which tracks the overall OTCQB Venture Market, was down 10.9% in the second quarter while the OTCQX U.S. Index, a benchmark for
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This week, Robert Kraft’s Planet MicroCap Podcast launched their new MicroCap Graduation Series. Kraft wrote; “I’ve done about 90 interviews here on the podcast, and I’ve interviewed some of the best investors, where they discuss the investing strategies that helped them be successful investors. The next evolution I always envisioned for Planet MicroCap was to interview CEO’s who have successfully
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While traditional companies have struggled with Reg A+ and fewer are opting to use the “mini-IPO” as a method to raise capital, SmallCap REITs & Community Banks continue to find success with Reg A+. This was highlighted in a recent blog post by Joseph Oltmanns of OTC Markets Group. In the post, Oltmanns discussed how “REITs and Community Banks are paving
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By: Joseph M. Lucosky, Managing Partner Lucosky Brookman LLP The month of May saw a total of two companies uplist from the OTC onto national securities exchanges. One of these companies operates in the biopharmaceutical industry, while another is in the cannabis industry. Below is a brief description of these companies and selected information and observations of the path these
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Three OTC Markets Issuers Uplisted From The OTC To senior exchanges in May 2019. Learn more about the OTC ‘graduates’ below. Franklin Financial Services Corp. (Nasdaq: FRAF) On May 1, 2019, FRAF uplisted from the OTCQX to the Nasdaq. Franklin Financial is the largest independent, locally owned and operated bank holding company headquartered in Franklin County with assets of
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Today, OTC Markets and Lucosky Brookman will host a webinar to help companies learn how to upgrade trading platform to a premium market like the OTCQB or OTCQX. Listen in as they discuss the on boarding process to get your company to comply on an Established Public Market. Choosing to trade on the OTCQX or OTCQB markets allows you to
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Last week, OTC Markets Group published the list of downgrades from its OTCQX® and OTCQB® markets and Caveat Emptor Designations for the month of May. This list is part of OTC Markets’ initiative to disseminate, on a recurring monthly basis, a list of downgrades from its respective OTCQX and OTCQB markets as well as a separate list of Caveat Emptor Designations that have occurred in
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This week, OTC Markets Group Inc. announced the launch of the OTCQX® Cannabis Index (.OTCQXMJ), a new performance benchmark for cannabis companies trading on the OTCQX Best Market. The OTCQX Cannabis Index is designed to highlight the diversity of high-quality Cannabis companies that meet the financial, disclosure and corporate governance standards required to trade on the OTCQX Market. Currently, there are
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