as soon as a company files for chapter 7 or chapter 11, a q must be attatched to the end of the ticker symbol within a few days. same when the new commons emerge it will have a 'V' @ the end of it untill it starts trading. http://www.stockmarketbeginnersguide.com/bankruptcorporations.html jlic is one of the few companys i have ever seen trade without a 'Q' in chapter 11, LOL. blockbuster went into chapter 11 an 3 days later it had a Q on the end of it.