Then you misunderstand what issued and outstanding is.
The company issues shares, those are the only ones that count in any filings.
If CMKX does not know how many shares they've issued then their record keeping is for the birds and they have no business being publicly traded. Simple as that.
with all due respect.. do you even have the remotest idea about what you are saying here... why are you involved in the market at all.. you have some basic learnin' to do before you should dare to spend money in the market
The CEO has to sign the financials certifying that they are true and accurate. Part of the financials is share counts and shares outstanding. If CMKX has no idea what that number is because of naked shorted shares to sign the document would make them liable.
I wonder how many more times this will have to be explained before it sinks in: the company is ONLY required to report how many shares it has authorized, issued and outstanding.
What part of that don't you and so many others not understand? The matter is NOT open to interpretation. It's how it is.