Update on the U.S. Small Issuer Marketplace

The pond continues to drain

Abstract: At the start of 2012, Mercator Advisory Group examined the small issuer marketplace and the buzz about potential new entrants buoying the segment. We concluded then that the small issuer pond was unlikely to refill; unfortunately we were correct.

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