Microcap

The SEC said the suspensions, which last through March 27, are part of the SEC's stepped-up effort to address fraud involving "microcap" securities. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The likely IPO valuation: at least 10 times higher than what was promised to him from that OTCBB IPO, which was to be sponsored by a "microcap" broker with a dubious record from earlier Chinese OTCBB deals. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The effort represents a shift from the SEC's previous strategy of going after microcap issuers one by one for single violations. ❋ Jessica Holzer (2011)

Next, I excluded microcap stocks, setting $1 billion as the minimum market capitalization. ❋ James B. Stewart (2011)

Last fall, the SEC started a nationwide initiative aimed at targeting the so-called gatekeepers in microcap fraud—the brokers, lawyers, auditors, transfer agents and others that spread misleading information about companies—and bringing actions against them for multiple violations. ❋ Jessica Holzer (2011)

"They may be called penny stocks, but victims of microcap fraud can suffer devastating losses," said Robert Khuzami , director of the SEC's division of enforcement. ❋ Jessica Holzer (2011)

While many microcap companies are legitimate start-ups, a large portion are suspected of being complicit in such schemes or, at the very least, unwilling to correct false or outdated information being used by others to stir up interest in the stock, SEC officials said. ❋ Jessica Holzer (2011)

Box of Chocolates One of Mr. Hodges's microcap picks is Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory , a growing company that pays a dividend. ❋ Rob Curran (2011)

WASHINGTON—The Securities and Exchange Commission halted trading in 17 microcap stocks it said had been hyped by Internet promoters despite a lack of reliable information publicly available about the companies. ❋ Jessica Holzer (2011)

The mass trading suspensions represent the SEC's first action to call attention to possible "penny stock" promotion schemes since it began a stepped-up effort last fall to crack down on the proliferation of microcap stock fraud. ❋ Jessica Holzer (2011)

J.D. Joyce, senior vice president of investments for UBS Financial Services in Houston, was surprised by some microcap balance sheets recently. ❋ Rob Curran (2011)

Prosecutors said the former TV star was part of an "illicit kickback scheme to manipulate the volume and price of microcap stocks and illegally generate stock sales." ❋ Unknown (2010)

I also excluded microcap stocks, setting $1 billion as the minimum market capitalization. ❋ James B. Stewart (2011)

Indeed, a rising tide most definitely does not lift all microcap boats. ❋ Rob Curran (2011)