Small-cap companies are going after naked short sellers in growing numbers: ‘It’s the biggest risk to the health of today’s public markets’

A growing number of small-cap companies are announcing plans to go after naked short sellers, claiming their stocks are being artificially depressed by illegal trading activity. Verb Technology Co. In...

Verb Technology joins Genius Group and Helbiz in going after naked short sellers

Verb Technology Co. Inc. VERB, +76.69%, a provider of interactive video-based sales apps, has become the latest small-cap company to announce plans to address naked short selling of its stock, among s...

Genius Group CEO on why his company is fighting back against naked short sellers — and it’s not alone

“It’s like being robbed in a library, but you can’t shout ‘Thief!’ because there are ‘Silence, please’ signs everywhere.” That’s how Roger Hamilton, chief executive of Genius Group Ltd. GNS, +55.02%, ...