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To: Zack Lyon who wrote (33374)	12/9/1998 11:50:00 AM
From: Mongo2116	Respond to of 50264

When CNBC has on a small cap fund manager, they always stress that small cap does not mean BB stocks. Though BB stocks also are cyclical sometimes and are also at a low. There also is no firm explanation of what exactly (in market cap) constitutes small cap. One fund managers small may be anothers medium. I think if there is any rebound in BB stocks it will happen after all the tax loss selling is done, if at all.

To: Zack Lyon who wrote (33374)	12/9/1998 11:56:00 AM
From: Jane4IceCream	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50264

Actually, No. Most small caps were not BB. Jane

To: Zack Lyon who wrote (33374)	12/9/1998 12:54:00 PM
From: paulmcg0	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50264

The difference between the OTC BB and the Nasdaq Small Cap Market is that there are minimum listing requirements for Nasdaq SmallCap, such as share price, assets, etc. Here's a quote from the OTC BB Web site (http://www.otcbb.com/) : "The OTCBB is not part of the Nasdaq Stock Market, but rather an electronic quotation medium for securities traded outside of The Nasdaq Stock Market. Unlike The Nasdaq Stock Market, there are no issuer qualification requirements for securities included on the OTCBB. OTCBB issuers are not currently subject to the same mandatory regulatory, reporting, and disclosure obligations as issuers of Nasdaq securities." The OTC BB and the SEC have proposed a new regulation requiring all OTC BB companies to file financial reports with the SEC. If approved, it would be phased in over 6 to 18 months. Most stocks do not move up from the OTC BB. Also, to dispel an Internet rumor, Microsoft was never an OTC BB company. (I posted stock trading data on another SI thread for MSFT, showing that they were on the Nasdaq before the OTC BB even started.)