I am going to jump in on this one as I think it is an important question.
What exactly is Ben's plan to keep these stop/DD tickers trading normally after 9/28 (or whatever earlier date a brokerage might enforce)?
I asked him a while back about this in an email and his response indicated he was not sure but it was certainly on his radar. The latest Synergy update is more specific, as he talks about the "private website" plan.
Will that work? I don't know. However, the update does provide proof that the issue is on Ben's radar and that he is looking for a way to maintain liquidity on these tickers. That itself is reassuring, and it separates the Synergy plays from other custodianship plays. It suggests that Ben DOES want to maintain liquidity for retail through the ticker rehab process, even if the ticker is Stop/dark defunct.
I suspect that if the "private website" publishing idea falls through, Ben will try something else that would apply to all the Synergy tickers in flight. While I'd prefer that they get to pink current, that may not happen for some or all of them by 9/28. If the private website gambit does not work, I would think that Ben would try something else AND that he would communicate that plan B in his updates.
I have more confidence that the Synergy shells will continue to trade than I do for other stop/DD tickers I own. Furthermore, Ben's history of transparency suggests that even if there is a "liquidity loss event" on 9/28 he will continue to publish updates allowing shareholders to monitor the progress.