It took the SEC only a week (after we first reported on it) to get involved with a company that does not exist, and whose stock rose nearly 30,000% in a few days, on a few thousand shares traded, hitting a nearly $6 billion market cap before it was finally halted for trading as we reported earlier. From the SEC:
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However, even in its halt, CYNK ("don't be cynkal, be hopeful" perhaps Obama would say) continues to provide entertainment.
Case in point, this sad individual who on that bulletin board of epic retail investor comedy, Yahoo Finance [3], has explained their problem: it appears some brokers actually did allow shorting of CYNK, at a cost. A rather high and recurring cost it would appear.
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Oops.