First Ottawa Bankshares (FOTB.PK)

The corporate offices of First Ottawa Bankshares are located in Illinois. It is currently trading under the stock symbol FOTB.PK on the Pink Sheets. The Pink Sheets is the "bottom of the barrel" on the Wall Street food chain. Don't let their low prices or interesting stories cloud your judgement. When trading Pink Sheets stocks, you are exposing yourself to additional risks which may not be present on better exchanges.

The company is small. 78 employees are working in it. The company appears to have enough employees to run their current business. You should consider the risks related to a workforce of this size, when you evaluate this stock.

The share price of the company's stock was $60.00 on Jan 6, 2009. At the moment, the share price is 24.59 % lower than its 52 week high of $79.57. A share price above $10.00 is high for a Pink Sheets company. We would advise investors to look into the possible reasons for this. The stock is hitting new 52 week lows. Counter-trend investors might find this an opportunity to buy some of it. But such an approach may not always be successful.