OTC does allow for trading halts for news pending,
Post# of 148110
https://www.finra.org/rules-guidance/rulebook...les/6440-0
Quote:
(1) the OTC Equity Security or the security underlying an American Depository Receipt ("ADR" that is an OTC Equity Security ("OTC ADR" is listed on or registered with a foreign securities exchange or market, and the foreign securities exchange, market, or regulatory authority overseeing such issuer, exchange, or market, halts trading in such security for regulatory reasons because of public interest concerns or for news pending ; provided, however, that FINRA will not impose a trading and quotation halt if the Foreign Regulatory Halt was imposed solely for a regulatory filing deficiency, or operational reasons ("Foreign Regulatory Halt" ;