NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets
Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of Open, Transparent and
Connected financial marketplaces, today announced that Sphere 3D
Corp. (OTCQX: SPIHF; TSX.V: ANY), a virtualization technology
solution provider, has been approved to trade on OTCQX®, the best
marketplace with qualified companies.
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Sphere 3D Corp. began trading today on OTCQX International, a
segment of the OTCQX marketplace reserved for high-quality non-U.S.
companies that are listed on a qualified international exchange,
undergo management reviews and provide their home country
disclosure to U.S. investors. U.S. investors can find current
financial disclosures and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company
on www.otcmarkets.com.
"We are pleased Sphere 3D has chosen to upgrade to the OTCQX
marketplace," said R. Cromwell
Coulson, President and CEO of OTC Markets Group.
"OTCQX provides qualifying issuers the ability to distinguish
themselves in the U.S. market and increase their visibility with
traders, investors, analysts and the media through high-quality
disclosure, transparent trading and ease of access to company
information. We look forward to supporting Sphere 3D and
providing a robust public market for its shares."
"Qualifying for OTCQX is an important milestone for our company
and demonstrates our commitment to providing our U.S. investors
convenient access to the same timely news and information enjoyed
by investors in our home market," said Peter Tassiopoulos, CEO of Sphere 3D Corp.
Roth Capital Partners will serve as Sphere 3D Corp.'s Principal
American Liaison ("PAL") on OTCQX, responsible for providing
professional guidance on OTCQX requirements.
Sphere 3D Corp. is a virtualization technology solution provider
whose patent pending Glassware 2.0 ultra-thin client allows fully
featured applications to be run on any cloud-connected device,
independent of operating system or hardware, without sacrificing
performance or security.
Sphere 3D Corp. trades in the U.S. on OTCQX under the symbol
"SPIHF."
About OTC Markets Group Inc.
OTC Markets Group Inc.
(OTCQX: OTCM) operates Open, Transparent and Connected financial
marketplaces for 10,000 U.S. and global securities. Through our OTC
Link® ATS, we directly link a diverse network of broker-dealers
that provide liquidity and execution services for a wide spectrum
of securities. We organize these securities into marketplaces to
better inform investors of opportunities and risks – OTCQX®, The
Best Marketplace with Qualified Companies; OTCQB®, The Venture
Stage Marketplace with U.S. Reporting Companies; and OTC Pink®, The
Open Marketplace with Variable Reporting Companies. Our data-driven
platform enables investors to easily trade through the broker of
their choice at the best possible price and empowers a broad range
of companies to improve the quality and availability of information
for their investors. To learn more about how we create better
informed and more efficient financial marketplaces, visit
www.otcmarkets.com.
OTC Link ATS® is operated by OTC Link LLC, member FINRA/SIPC and
SEC regulated ATS.
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