Lucosky Brookman: The Old Playbook Is Dead — Inside the Microcap Listing Squeeze

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Joseph Lucosky discusses the changes in the microcap IPO landscape and the new strategies emerging in the market.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the WTR Small Cap Spotlight Podcast, Joseph Lucosky, Managing Director of Lucosky Brookman LLP, joins host Tim Gerdeman to explain why the old microcap IPO playbook is dead, and what's replacing it. Joe walks through the wave of exchange rule changes since late 2024, the 86% collapse in Q1 2026 microcap IPO volume, NASDAQ's new 51013 discretionary review process, and the rise of alternative pathways, including uplists, cross-lists, direct listings, an...

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Host: Tim Gerdeman

Guest: Joseph Lucosky

Topics covered

• microcap IPO
• exchange rule changes
• NASDAQ review process
• alternative pathways
• investment strategies

Keywords

• microcap
• IPO
• exchange rules
• NASDAQ
• investment
• uplist
• cross-list
• direct listing

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Organizations: Lucosky Brookman LLP, NASDAQ

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