Fortress Financial Group fka FFGO

[TomSawyer]

"OTC Markets does stop showing Short Sales once it reaches 0 and will not show anything again until there is something to show. "

Hi Road, not talking about 0 data. There was short data volume posted on OTC and FINRA between Aug.2010 and Jul.2011 which was later removed - and no one knows why. I spent many hours speaking with FINRA, SEC, OTC, AND TWO MMs THAT CONFIRMED THEY HAD SHORTED (as a hedge) DURING THAT TIME SPAN. Finra said they would "look into it", but I never heard back:

From: Huber, Yvonne [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 6:40 AM
To: [Me]
Subject: RE: Missing Short Interest Data for FFGO

Dear [Me]

The Market Regulation Department of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) acknowledges receipt your e-mail dated September 8, 2011 regarding Fortress Financial Group, Inc. (“FFGO”). Your inquiry has been forwarded to my attention, as I oversee the collection of short interest data at FINRA. Thank you for bringing this information to our attention. We will look into the situation.

Yvonne K. Huber
Director
FINRA
Market Regulation Department
9509 Key West Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]