NYSE/NYSE American Continued Listing Requirements
Although I often write about initial listing standards, I realized that I have not yet blogged about the reduced ongoing listing standards for national exchanges. Last week I wrote about the Nasdaq continued listing requirements (see HERE) and this week I will cover the NYSE and NYSE American. For a review of the initial listing requirements for the NYSE American see HERE.
NYSE American
The NYSE American prefaces it continued listing qualitative minimum standards with it high level discretionary authority. The basis for continued listing is summed up in Section 1001 of the NYSE Company Guide as follows:
In considering whether a security warrants continued trading and/or listing on the Exchange, many factors are taken into account, such as the degree of investor interest in the company, its prospects for growth, the reputation of its management, the degree of commercial acceptance of its products, and whether its securities have suitable characteristics for auction market trading. Thus, any developments
