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ISSUER INFORMATION

General Issuer Information

  • What Issuers Should Know
  • What is the Issuer's Role in the Pink Sheets?

How to Become a Pink Sheets Company

  • How Does a Company Become Quoted?
  • Finding A Market Maker to Sponsor Your Company

OTC Market Tiers

How Pink Sheets Works

  • What is the Pink Sheets?
  • How Does the Pink Sheets Work?

Update Your Company Information

  • Update your company's contact information

Products and Services for Issuers

Service Provider Directory

Forms and Documents


Frequently Asked Questions by Issuers

 

INVESTOR INFORMATION

The OTC Market and the Pink Sheets

  • Defining the OTC Market and the Pink Sheets
  • Investing in OTC Securities

Contacting a Pink Sheets Company

  • How to Find Contact Information
  • Obtaining Financial Information on a Pink Sheets or Yellow Sheets Company

Investor Protection and Regulation

Contacting Securities Regulators

  • What to Do If You Suspect Fraud or Manipulation in an OTC Security
  • Securities Regulators for the OTC markets

How to Buy or Sell Pink Sheet Stocks

  • Choose a Broker
  • Know the Difference Between a Limit Order vs. Market Order
  • Always Research Your Proposed Investment
  • List of Online Brokers that Trade Pink Sheet Securities

OTC Market Tiers

Frequently Asked Questions by Investors

 

BROKER/DEALER INFORMATION

Quoting Pink Sheet Securities

  • Who Can Publish Quotes in the Pink Quote system
  • How to Initiate a Quote: Rule 15c2-11
  • 211 Exceptions
  • Quotation of Delisted NASDAQ Securities
  • Unsolicited Quotes

211 Q&A - FINRA Notice to Members 92-50

  • Rule 15c2-11 Informational Requirements
  • Rule 15c2-11 Exceptions
  • Schedule H Questions
  • For More Information on SEC Rule 15c2-11

FINRA Rules

SEC Rules

  • Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  • Rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Regulatory Agencies

  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
  • Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
  • North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA)

Frequently Asked Questions by Broker/Dealers