SOME STOCKS AT DISCOUNT BROKER PUT ON RESTRICTED LIST FOR UNSPECIFIED REASONS

Astoria Heights, New York
Some discount brokers may put restrictions on some equities from time to time. Some could be on the list for a very long. The troublesome thing about this is that the brokers and reps have no real explanation for this. A restriction unallows an internet to put a buy order on line forcing the investor to call the broker and do it via phone. With Trimedyne ( TMED ) being on the restricted list for a very long time we decided to analyze the situation. Trimedyne has released their quarterly reports on a regular basis just like most other companies do. They have a small loss eroding their balance sheet slowly just like many other companies do. The shares are traded on the bulletin board but also dually on the pinks. A look at news and there may be a pending settlement or litigation going. When compared to many other companies, Trimedyne is in better position than many others that are not on the restricted list. So the question arises again: Why is Trimedyne is singled out? " I don't know why companies like Genta trade freely and not Trimedyne. Can you trust your discount broker or is it a matter of preference for them to persuade indirectly some people not to buy into a particular stock? I wished I had an answer. Only TD Ameritrade should have one, but then who at TD Ameritrade? " finalized FPG.

CAN TRIMEDYNE BE IN A SABOTAGED SITUATION AT DISCOUNT BROKER?

A TMED WATCH ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED PENDING INVESTIGATION.

AEROMECHANICAL, A FOREIGN STOCK THAT TRADES IN THE PINKS IN THE U.S.

Astoria, New York
Some foreign stocks trade also in the United States. Some of them trade here in the pink sheets. One particular stock is Aeromechanical Services (AMSLF). The company is based in Canada. It claims that its blue box is an addition or an alternative to a black box used for airplanes. It could monitor in real time format. "The blue box monitoring includes mechanical problems, wear and tear such as loose screws,bacteria contamination." added FPG. For additional info, you can visit the company's website at http://www.amscanada.com/ . The stock has traded down to mid 20 cent range in the midst of down draft of the markets. Lately, it has risen back to the mid 30's. http://www.microcapstock.blogspot.com/ has tracked the company as an alert solely for the purpose of institutional investors.

DOUBLE DIP SCARE HAS MARKETS ON THE EDGE

*WILL MICRO CAPS BE A BETTER BET?
*IN A WORLD OF HIGH DEBT,LESS ROOM FOR EQUITIES
Astoria Heights, New York
It may be better being careful than aggressive in these periods. An orrendous 2008 to early 2009 followed by some kind of recovery that has vanished as the Dow dipped deeper in the 9000 levels. FPG believes that after the rebound in the markets that we expereienced since March 2009 we have now been under pressure for many reasons. "In a market that is under pressure like this, we have serious doubts in sustained growth and therefore we are seeing some chaotic period. Micro caps are also under pressure and therefore forecasting on the all is impaired. Slow hand picking cheap situations is a better bet." said FPG. In a world of high debt there less money available for equities. Only smaller money and fewer people will be able to take risks. "Unless governments come out with better solutions, we can be in this status quo for a while. Micro caps will always be there and companies that are committed in doing the right thing by the investor, will have the upper hand. " finalized FPG.

IF YOU SWITCH TO ETRADE OR SCOTTRADE, THINK TWICE BEFORE DOING SO

Astoria, New York
An enticing switch to a new discount stock trading firm or perhaps a switch to more headaches? Maybe some kind of bonus like free trades for 60 days, or some free money or blackberry or whatever, but FPG sees troubling tax preparation ahead. Without gains keepers, Etrade has a lousy gain loss year end report. The report, once you find it, must be downloaded to an appropriate Excel platform, adjusted and then, perhaps, it will be ready to go. A CPA from Astoria, wasted a couple of hours, at least, in order to figure out how to do this. Immagine a simple, not computer savvy investor, who may waste a day and have a difficult time in sorting all of this. " If they don't fix this anomaly, why switch to Etrade. Stick with better companies like TD Ameritrade. If you are not a micro cap stock trader, then I would say Scottrade is very good with the $7.00 commission. If you are, I would stay away. With a large trade on a 10 cent stock, you may be throwing dollars down the drain. Scottrade charges 1/2 percent more over the seven dollar standard fee stocks trading below 1.00 per share." finalized FPG

OTCMARKETS.COM, FORMERLY PINKSHEETS.COM, HAS DATA SKELETONS

Astoria,New York
It may a real time montage website with market makers bidding or asking on the pinks but when it comes to data, it may be a different story. FPG says that on a particular stock that has earned about 1 cent in the last 12 months as shown on Yahoo or Aol finance websites, it is a total different story on Otcmarkets.com. " The availability of timely information when it comes to data on some of these more remote websites creates skeletons or perhaps chills or euphoria for less sophisticated investors. I rather see a website omit this information or say NA just like Otcbb.com. By saying NA, you are just washing your hands and this means you are not updating financial information on these small micro cap stocks. It is the right thing to do. " This particular stock has a 13 cent loss on Otcmarkets.com and that is considered technically misinformation. " I don't know when it was the last time the company had a 12 month loss of 13 cents, but I am sure it was a long time ago." finalized FPG. The simple stating of NA liberates many websites from giving out misinformation. Hopefully,
these websites could comply with better measures.

PALM GETS BUYOUT OFFER FROM HP

* IS THIS A SIGN TO COME FOR MICRO AND SMALL CAPS?
* MERGERS AND TAKEOVERS EXPECTED TO SOAR FOR 2010
Astoria, New York
Palm, another company expected to be taken over. The suitor is HP, the giant of computers.
Palm makes portable electronic devices including cell phones. This could help many companies
in the electronic and computer industry by creating values and additional potential merger and takeovers. It is believed that M & A activity to increase a lot in 2010 as compared to the 2 previous years. Large cash rich companies are looking for small companies with good products and good growth prospects as well as tax loss carryovers.

OTCMARKETS.COM, AKA PINKSHEETS.COM OFFERS GREAT INFO TO INVESTORS

Astoria, New York
In the previous article, I mentioned WWW.OTCBB.COM . Today I am pointing out a new website that focuses on small and micro caps that mostly trade on the pink sheets. WWW.OTCMARKETS.COM , previously known as pinksheets.com,
is a good website to get any additional information on the particular company an individual is searching for. Level II showing market markers bid and ask, real time filings with the government agency, as well as profiles and news on many companies are necessary tools for any investor. " I was particular thrilled with the warning labels on some obscure companies that don't file their reports. With the availability of more additional tools like the website of WWW.OTCMARKETS.COM, I believe additional information through these internet sites could help in the studies of many companies " finalized FPG.

OTCBB.COM BLENDS IN MARKET MAKERS ON THE PINK SHEETS

*OTC MARKET MAKERS DROPPED FROM OVER THE COUNTER BULLETIN BOARD TO TRADE SAME STOCKS THROUGH THE PINK SHEETS
Astoria, New York
When more and more market makers of many over the counter bulletin board stocks decided to drop out of the OTCBB market and trade the same stock thru the pink sheets, something began to become clear to more investors. The spread between the bid and ask became larger and wider. Usually when this occurs, it signals that the stock is not trading and this leads one to believe that it becomes more risky to own that particular stock.
But many market makers decided to take another route and trade those same stocks through the pink sheets for unclear reasons. "Hidden bids and asks from the OTCBB quotation system were those of market makers deciding to perhaps to do so for monetary reason" suggested FPG. " But here comes mid March 2010 and OTCBB.com ( http://www.otcbb.com/ ) shows both market makers again on its Level II system. Level II is a unique system listing in the left column all market makers bidding on the stock on descending order, while in the right column all the market makers asking on the stock in ascending order. The capital letters market makers are the ones trading the stock over the OTCBB system, the lower case ones are the ones trading the stock over the pink sheets system."
Perhaps, with the start of spring 2010, another hurdle for many micro caps has been overcomed. Stay tuned for additional comments on this story.

MERGER AND LENDING ACTIVITY FAVOR SMALLER CAPS IN 2010

Astoria, New York
Many small companies with good balance sheets and loss carryforwards in the Small Cap and Micro Cap World are in the driver's seat for 2010. With mergers and takeover activity starting to pick up coupled with better lending for the smaller companies, we have the potential for these tiny companies to outperform their larger counterparts. The capital gains rate, steady in 2010, is expected to rise by percentage points in 2011. Also tax rates for corporation is expected to go higher as government budgets need to find ways to solve their credit crunches. Thus, there is a rush to look for bargain small companies that can offer increased sales and loss carryforwards for the larger companies. Mergers among small companies could take place for various reasons too. Cost constraints, need to consolidate to save money and diversification to stay alive could be reasons for the micro caps to decide on a merger or a privatization. One of the interesting takeovers was Sirit ( SI.TO ) of Canada by Federal Signal. Sirit is a Rfid company that uses its technology for highway and bridges tolls. The initial takeover price was 30 cents Canadian currency but yesterday the offer was finalized at 46 cents, a whopping 53 plus percent premium. It signals the markets that many small and micro caps are undervalued and after thorough due diligence, it can lead to unleash higher values on these tiny companies. Also, lending towards smaller companies with good balance sheets and good stories has been favorable. " With less money out there to lend, it probably is better for the investment lenders to spread it out on a few favorable smaller companies than on a single larger cap. You are simply diversifying the risk and could be reaping on much higher rewards" finalized FPG.

MICROCAPS COULD OUTPERFORM LARGER CAPS IN 2010

Astoria, New York
Micro cap and small caps stock indices have the potential to outperform larger caps in 2010. Generally smaller stocks trade at lower prices and therefore they have the potential of higher percentage gains. (DEVELOPING STORY)

THE SECURITY INDUSTRY PUSHES AHEAD, TURNAROUND MICRO CAPS IN A BONANZA

Astoria, New York
A micro cap bonanza continues for some micro caps in the security industry. Depending on its capitalization, balance sheet, contracts and products release, the perfect security industry micro cap could be sitting on a rocket launch mission. " If there is a resistance at some level, this could trigger heavier trading. A big seller wanting out could be selling into demand. Shares could be trading at yearly highs after a substantial rally. Waves called Elliott waves could resemble ocean tsunamis that could lift stock prices to new dimensions but the micro cap has to be a perfect one with every angle participating to the equation. Just like a perfect storm, the perfect micro cap could leave plenty of smoke on the way up" said FPG.

SEARCHING FOR A HOT INDUSTRY

Astoria, New York
Before zooming on any particular stock, you may want to look at a particular industry that can outperform in the next 12 months. You can find a hot stock in any industry but most likely a cluster of them will ignite in the hot industry or industries of the moment/period of time. As mentioned in previous posts, the Security Industry is on the hot seat now. Increased awareness due to certain events such as the Xmas bomber coupled with increased government spending, have sparked some little potential gems. With due diligence and the help of good financial advisors and good timing and entry levels could prove to be a winning strategy.

COMPAGNIE DI SICUREZZA: QUANTUM SNIFFER PER BERLUSCONI?

ALERT: TECNOLOGIE PER LA SICUREZZA
Astoria, New York
Implant Science, una compagnia statiunitense del Massachussets, ha brevettato una macchina che puo' sniffare esplosivi e sostanze chimiche incluso narcotici. Altre informazioni sono disponibili al codice IMSC nei mercati o al sito della compagnia di http://www.implantsciences.com/

LACK OF ADEQUATE SECURITY COULD TAKE DOWN AN EMPIRE

* FOCUS: THE SECURITY INDUSTRY
Astoria, New York
Security, presently, could be the most dynamic growth industry in the present world. Security is composed of Perimeter security, Monitoring & surveillance, and Intelligence & planning. New technology is a key component for the development of new ways to securitize places and people. Companies and governments are always looking for ways to upgrade their security needs. Inadequate security most likely can cost political stability and create chaos and confusion. The economic empire of the US cannot continue to afford losses caused by inadequate security. Presently, it is a major discussion in politics and it will continue to be so until more security concerns are addressed and tackled by the politicians.

2010 TO BE DIFFERENT FOR MICROCAPSTOCK.BLOGSPOT.COM

*BLOGSPOT TO FOCUS ON STOCK IDEAS, NOT INDIVIDUAL STOCKS
*TEACHING IS BETTER THAN RECOMMENDING
Astoria, New York
WWW.MICROCAPSTOCK.BLOGSPOT.COM commences 2010 with a new face. After a pivotal testing year, the editing staff of the blogspot has decided on focusing on stock industries rather than zooming on any single company. The idea for this blogspot is to scoop up ideas rather than mirroring on any company. " It is up to any individual or any entity to make their own decision. This blogspot will help study ideas out there and create logical scenarios. Political events, geophysical events, and economical events could create a boom or a bust for particular industries. Once an industry is found, then the search of its components could begin. Microeconomics, the study of companies, then could lead us to a successful discovery of micro cap companies ". Presently it is believed that the security industry is in a period of accretion. 2010 could be easily an expansion year for the industry that focuses on technology and expertise to help save lives. FPG compares present times to periods in the past when decadence and lack of security brought periods of confusion and changes in political landscapes. "The evolution in security today makes it necessary now, more than ever, to use it in fighting all kinds of enemies"