OTC Markets Group Announces Lists of Compliance Downgrades and Caveat Emptor Designations for the Month of January
NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities, today announced the lists of downgrades from its respective OTCQX® and OTCQB® markets and Caveat Emptor Designations for the month of January.
Downgrades from OTCQX and OTCQB – January 2018
| Company |
Symbol |
Original |
Downgraded |
Reason |
Removal Date |
| China Education |
CHNUF |
OTCQX |
OTCQB |
Market Cap |
1/2/2018 |
| SQI Diagnostics |
SQIDF |
OTCQX |
OTCQB |
Not Penny |
1/2/2018 |
| Agro Capital Management |
ACMB |
OTCQB |
Pink Limited |
Filing |
1/3/2018 |
| Blow & Drive |
BDIC |
OTCQB |
Pink No Information |
Filing |
1/18/2018 |
| Canabo Medical Inc. |
CAMDF |
OTCQB |
Grey Market |
FINRA Halt |
1/2/2018 |
| China Senior |
CHYL |
OTCQB |
Pink Limited |
Filing |
1/3/2018 |
| Eight Dragons Co. |
EDRG |
OTCQB |
Pink Current |
Non- |
1/24/2018 |
| First Priority Tax |
FPTA |
OTCQB |
Pink Current |
Non- |
1/3/2018 |
| Image Chain |
ICGL |
OTCQB |
Pink Current |
Non- |
1/9/2018 |
| Image Intl Group |
IMGL |
OTCQB |
Pink Current |
Non- |
1/31/2018 |
| Park Place Energy |
PKPL |
OTCQB |
Pink No Information |
Filing |
1/10/2018 |
| STG Group, Inc. |
STGG |
OTCQB |
Pink Limited |
Filing |
1/3/2018 |
| Sheng Ying |
SALL |
OTCQB |
Pink Current |
Non- |
1/9/2018 |
| Sky Resort |
SKYL |
OTCQB |
Pink Current |
Non- |
1/31/2018 |
| Surepure, Inc. |
SURP |
OTCQB |
Pink Limited |
Filing |
1/3/2018 |
| Tiger Reef, Inc. |
TGRR |
OTCQB |
Pink Limited |
Filing |
1/3/2018 |
| Tongji Healthcare |
TONJ |
OTCQB |
Pink Limited |
Filing |
1/3/2018 |
| UBI BlockChain |
UBIA |
OTCQB |
Pink Current |
SEC Suspension |
1/8/2018 |
| Wincash Apolo |
APLL |
OTCQB |
Pink Current |
Non- |
1/5/2018 |
| Wonhe High-Tech |
WHHT |
OTCQB |
Pink Limited |
Filing |
1/3/2018 |
In addition to downgrades, OTC Markets Group designates certain securities as "Caveat Emptor" by placing a skull and crossbones icon next to the stock symbol on the otcmarkets.com website. The Caveat Emptor designation is intended to inform investors that there may be a public interest concern related to the security and that investors should exercise additional care and perform thorough due diligence before making an investment decision. The Caveat Emptor icon is publicly displayed on the www.otcmarkets.com website and is distributed on market data feeds.
Caveat Emptor – January 2018
| Company |
Symbol |
Caveat Emptor |
Market Tier |
Date |
| AmbiCom Holdings, Inc. |
ABHI |
added |
Grey Market |
1/17/2018 |
| American Energy Partners, |
AEPT |
added |
Pink Current |
1/30/2018 |
| Annabidiol Corp. |
ASDGD |
added |
Pink No |
1/19/2018 |
| Blacksands Petroleum, Inc. |
BSPE |
added |
Grey Market |
1/9/2018 |
| CDEX Inc. |
CDEX |
added |
Grey Market |
1/17/2018 |
| China Education Alliance, |
CEAI |
added |
Grey Market |
1/9/2018 |
| Darkstar Ventures Inc |
DAVC |
added |
Pink Current |
1/18/2018 |
| Data Call Technologies, |
DCLT |
removed |
Pink Current |
1/24/2018 |
| DoMark International, Inc. |
DOMK |
added |
Grey Market |
1/9/2018 |
| East Coast Diversified |
ECDC |
added |
Grey Market |
1/9/2018 |
| Everlert, Inc. |
EVLI |
removed |
Pink Current |
1/16/2018 |
| Favored, Inc. |
FVRD |
removed |
Pink Current |
1/8/2018 |
| GVCL Ventures, Inc. |
GVCL |
removed |
Pink Current |
1/17/2018 |
| HempAmericana, Inc. |
HMPQ |
added |
Pink Current |
1/26/2018 |
| NanoTech Entertainment, |
NTEK |
added |
Pink No |
1/8/2018 |
| NexGen Mining, Inc. |
NXGM |
added |
Pink No |
1/30/2018 |
| Novus Robotics, Inc. |
NRBT |
removed |
Pink Current |
1/24/2018 |
| Sharing Services, Inc. |
SHRV |
removed |
Pink Current |
1/18/2018 |
| UBI BlockChain Internet |
UBIA |
added |
Grey Market |
1/8/2018 |
| United American Corp. |
UAMA |
removed |
Pink Current |
1/12/2018 |
| Universal Apparel & |
DKGR |
removed |
Pink Current |
1/30/2018 |
| Vemics, Inc. |
VMCI |
added |
Grey Market |
1/17/2018 |
About OTC Markets Group Issuer Compliance
OTC Markets Group's Washington D.C.-based Issuer Compliance team is responsible for evaluating company compliance with OTCQX and OTCQB qualifications, monitoring stock promotion and other potential public interest concerns, and working to allow issuers to provide adequate current information to the marketplace. Through data driven disclosure processes and market activity analysis, the Issuer Compliance team promotes transparency among the 10,000 U.S. and global securities that trade on the OTCQX® Best Market, the OTCQB® Venture Market, and the Pink® Open Market.
Issuer Compliance is actively engaged in continuous information sharing with FINRA, the SEC, other regulators, and the exchanges.
About OTC Markets Group Inc.
OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM) operates the OTCQX® Best Market, the OTCQB® Venture Market, and the Pink® Open Market for 10,000 U.S. and global securities. Through OTC Link® ATS, we connect a diverse network of broker-dealers that provide liquidity and execution services. We enable investors to easily trade through the broker of their choice and empower companies to improve the quality of information available for investors.
To learn more about how we create better informed and more efficient markets, visit www.otcmarkets.com
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