Filing a Corporate Action Request with FINRA - a name and symbol change is by far the easiest. It should take between 2 and 4 weeks at the most for FINRA to process the request - unless there are other problems.
FINRA states there are only 2 reasons - if the company has made another request in the previous 60 days - or the name or symbol is too close to an exchange traded stock.
I predict never. Park is the one who predicted "months" along with other warnings regarding delays. The reason the process is so ''arduous'' now is precisely to prevent scam tickers from sanitizing their past by pretending to be squeaky clean. In reality few ever completely cut ties with their old owners or backers
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