Common characteristics of misleading and manipulative promotion:
Fail to clearly identify the sponsor of the promotion, and/or the promotion is sponsored or paid for by anonymous, unidentifiable 3rd parties
Typically focus on a company’s stock rather than its underlying business Use highly speculative language. Materials often rely on grandiose numbers and figures related to the target company’s industry, business model, financial results, or business developments
Tout performance or profit potential of an issuer’s security with unsupported or exaggerated statements about the stock price or its anticipated trajectory
Caveat Emptor Policy and Stock Promotion
OTC Markets Group designates certain securities with “Caveat Emptor” and places a skull and crossbones icon next to the stock’s ticker symbol as it appears on OTC Markets Group’s websites, data feeds and social media, as notice of a potential public interest concern associated with the security, and to caution investors to exercise additional care and perform thorough due diligence before making any investment decision.
OTC Markets Group may designate a security undergoing promotion as Caveat Emptor, if, in OTC Markets Group’s determination, the stock promotion presents a public interest concern or if the company has not made adequate current information available to investors.
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