u sound just like the brokers living in pre 1999
Post# of 9122
e.g otc says re limited info: ''Companies in this category have limited financial information not older than six months available on the OTC Disclosure & News Service or have made a filing on the SEC's EDGAR system in the previous six months
as i said limited info have either quarterlies-usually bare bones or more complete twice yearly reported financials
pink current report quarterly financials-usually more bare bones than NNLX but quarterly
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